"evasiveness" in Chinese (Traditional)

• 閃爍其詞
• 逃避

Definition

閃爍其詞是指避免給出清楚、直接的答案，或避免說出真相，通常為了不透露資訊或推卸責任。

Usage Notes (Chinese (Traditional))

常用於正式或批評語境，如描述政治人物、證人等避免直接溝通的人。可指口語或書面語。不要和更廣義的“逃避”混為一談，後者不限於語言。

Examples

Her evasiveness during the interview made everyone suspicious.

她在面試中的**閃爍其詞**讓大家都起了疑心。

The politician's evasiveness annoyed the reporters.

那位政客的**閃爍其詞**讓記者們很惱火。

Teachers do not like evasiveness when asking questions in class.

老師們上課提問時不喜歡**閃爍其詞**。

His evasiveness made it impossible to get a straight answer out of him.

他的**閃爍其詞**讓人根本得不到直接的答案。

People noticed a certain evasiveness in her tone when she talked about her job.

當她談到工作時，人們注意到她語氣中有一種**閃爍其詞**。

There was obvious evasiveness in his replies, so no one trusted his story.

他的回答有明顯的**閃爍其詞**，所以沒有人相信他的故事。