1725 of persons; 1744 of actions, etc., from French évasif, from Latin evas-, past participle stem of evadere "to get away, escape" (see evasion). Related: Evasively; evasiveness. Evasive action is from 1940, originally in military aviation.
雙語例句
1. At least four high-flying warplanes had to take evasive action.
至少有4架高空飛行戰(zhàn)斗機不得不采取避讓行動。
來自柯林斯例句
2. Direct questions would almost certainly result in evasive answers.
直接的提問得到的幾乎肯定會是含糊其詞的回答。
來自柯林斯例句
3. He was evasive, to the point of secretiveness.
他含糊其辭，讓人覺得有意隱瞞。
來自柯林斯例句
4. His evasive reply prompted me to ask another question.
他的含糊其辭的答復(fù)促使我又提了一個問題.
來自《簡明英漢詞典》
5. If the bullets start coming this way, take evasive action.