什么是 Prevarication？
Prevarication 指故意说谎、回避真相或用模棱两可的话误导他人。常用于描述在回答问题时避重就轻、闪烁其词的行为。
例句：His prevarication during the interview raised serious doubts about his honesty.
常见同义词列表
- Evasion —— 回避、逃避（尤指回避问题或责任）
She used clever wordplay as a form of evasion. - Equivocation —— 含糊其辞、模棱两可
The politician’s equivocation frustrated the reporters. - Deception —— 欺骗、诡计
The scam was built on layers of deception. - Disingenuousness —— 不坦率、虚伪
His disingenuousness made it hard to trust his apology. - Fibbing —— 小谎、善意的谎言（语气较轻）
He admitted to fibbing about his age. - Obfuscation —— 故意混淆、使模糊
The report was full of technical jargon used for obfuscation. - Terminological inexactitude —— 委婉说法，指“不准确的措辞”（幽默/讽刺用法）
What he called a ‘terminological inexactitude’ was clearly a lie.
使用建议
虽然这些词都与“不诚实”相关，但语气和语境差异显著：
- Prevarication / Equivocation 强调语言上的模糊与回避；
- Deception / Obfuscation 更侧重于意图误导；
- Fibbing 通常用于无害的小谎；
- 正式写作中慎用 Terminological inexactitude，多见于讽刺语境。