tending to avoid commitment or self-revelation, especially by responding only indirectly 不直截了當(dāng)?shù)?;含糊的;推托?br>she was evasive about her phone number. 她回避她的電話號(hào)碼。 ■directed towards avoidance or escape 躲避的;逃避的;規(guī)避的 they decided to take evasive action. 他們決定采取回避行動(dòng)。
派生 evasively adverb evasiveness noun 語源
early 18th cent.: from Latin evas- 'evaded' (from the verb evadere) + -ive