tending to avoid commitment or self-revelation, especially by responding only indirectly 不直截了当的;含糊的;推托的 she was evasive about her phone number. 她回避她的电话号码。 ■directed towards avoidance or escape 躲避的;逃避的;规避的 they decided to take evasive action. 他们决定采取回避行动。
派生 evasively adverb evasiveness noun 语源
early 18th cent.: from Latin evas- 'evaded' (from the verb evadere) + -ive