noun

evasion

逃避, 規避, 逃稅

Tax evasion is a serious criminal offence.

逃稅是嚴重的刑事犯罪。

His answer was a clear evasion of the question.

他的回答顯然是在迴避問題。

((of sth.)) 對(某事)的迴避 His evasion of his duties was noticed by everyone.

同義詞: avoidance, dodging; 反義詞: confrontation, directness

源自拉丁語「evadere」(逃脫),由「e-」(出)+「vadere」(走)組成。意為「走出去」或從某物中逃脫。

想像一下「e」xit(退出)一個情境以「a'v'oid」(避免)它。「vasion」部分聽起來像invasion(入侵),但加上「e-」則相反:出去。

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