prevaricate

• vi. 前置きをする；前置きをする、まばたきをする

preは「～の前に」、beforeは「～の前に」、-varは「～を変える」、語源的にはvarious、varioussと同じ。

prevaricate

prevaricate: [16] Etymologically, prevaricate means ‘walk crookedly’, and it goes back ultimately to a Latin adjective meaning ‘knockkneed’, varus. From this was derived the verb vāricāre ‘straddle’, which was combined with the prefix prae- ‘before, beyond’ to produce praevāricārī ‘walk crookedly’, hence ‘deviate’. This developed in English to ‘deviate from straightforward behaviour’, hence ‘be evasive, equivocate’.

prevaricate (v.)

1580s, "to transgress," a back formation from prevarication, or else from Latin praevaricatus, past participle of praevaricari "to make a sham accusation, deviate," literally "walk crookedly;" in Church Latin, "to transgress" (see prevarication). Meaning "to speak evasively" is from 1630s. Related: Prevaricated; prevaricating.

1. British ministers continued to prevaricate .

英国の大臣たちは依然として言葉を濁している。

2.Didn 't prevaricate but answered forthrightly and honestly.

騙すことなく告白する。

3.She would prevaricate ，but it would be in the line of her feelings at least.

だからごまかしても、彼女は彼女の気持ちに合う言い訳をしなければならない。

4.Tell us exactly what happened and do not prevaricate .

何かがあればそのまま教えてください。

5.Lu some prevaricate a few words hanged the phone.

盧氏はいくつかの言葉をごまかして電話を切った。