to behave or talk as if a problem, question, etc. is not important or worth serious attention, for example by ignoring it, discussing it in a very general way, or discussing something else instead

I feel like the questions got handwaved off by the speaker.

His talk handwaved over some important details. 他的讲话对一些重要的细节避而不谈。

We handwave this inconsistency by assuming it was a revision error.

an act of behaving or talking as if a problem, question, etc. is not important or worth serious attention, for example by ignoring it, discussing it in a very general way, or discussing something else instead

Paraphrasing someone's arguments in a sarcastic tone is a classic handwave. 用讽刺的语气转述别人的论点是典型的避重就轻的做法。