[mass noun]the action of evading something 躲避,回避,逃避 their adroit evasion of almost all questions. 他们对几乎所有问题的巧妙回避。 ■[count noun]an indirect answer; a prevaricating excuse 遁词;托词 the protestations and evasions of a witness. 证人所作的明确声明以及对某些问题的回避。
语源
late Middle English (in the sense 'prevaricating excuse'): via Old French from Latin evasio(n-), from evadere (see evade)