支吾其詞zhī wú qí cíequivocate; evade the issue; fence with (/parry) a question; hedge and dodge; hem (/hum) and haw;prevaricate in one’s statement;quibble; shuffle; speak evasively
? 他只好～地說，他不知道這些飛機的國籍。He could only say evasively that he had no identification on those aircraft. 支吾其詞zhī wú qí cí支吾：用含混的言語搪塞。形容用含糊不清的話來搪塞、應付。speak evasively, evade the issue, equivocate |