evasion
翻译
逃避, 规避, 逃税
例句
Tax evasion is a serious criminal offence.
逃税是严重的刑事犯罪。
His answer was a clear evasion of the question.
他的回答显然是在回避问题。
语法模式
((of sth.)) 对(某事)的回避 His evasion of his duties was noticed by everyone.
近义词
同义词: avoidance, dodging; 反义词: confrontation, directness
词源
源自拉丁语“evadere”(逃脱),由“e-”(出)+“vadere”(走)组成。意为“走出去”或从某物中逃脱。
记忆技巧
想象一下“e”xit(退出)一个情境以“a'v'oid”(避免)它。“vasion”部分听起来像invasion(入侵),但加上“e-”则相反:出去。