temporize

temporize
(亦作-ise)
verb
  1. [no obj.]avoid making a decision or committing oneself in order to gain time
    稽延，拖延；敷衍；应付
    the opportunity was missed because the queen still temporized.
    由于女王仍然在拖延时间，结果机会已失。
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temporization
noun
temporizer
noun
语源
  1. late 16th cent.: from French temporiser 'bide one's time', from medieval Latin temporizare 'to delay', from Latin tempus, tempor- 'time'
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