evasive

evasive
adjective
  1. tending to avoid commitment or self-revelation, especially by responding only indirectly
    不直截了当的;含糊的;推托的
    she was evasive about her phone number.
    她回避她的电话号码。
    ■directed towards avoidance or escape
    躲避的;逃避的;规避的
    they decided to take evasive action.
    他们决定采取回避行动。
派生
evasively
adverb
evasiveness
noun
语源
  1. early 18th cent.: from Latin evas- 'evaded' (from the verb evadere) + -ive
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