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词汇 mealy-mouthed
释义 meal·y-mouthed 英ˈmiːliːˌmaʊðd, -ˌmaʊθt美ˈmiliˌmaʊðd, -ˌmaʊθtAHDmēʹlē-mouYd', -moutht' ☆☆☆☆☆高COCA¹⁴¹⁰⁹⁴BNC⁷⁵⁹⁹¹⁺¹²iWeb⁵⁷⁹⁶¹Economist²⁶⁷⁷⁸⁺
基本英英词源记法近义反义例句例句
adj.说话拐弯抹角的; 说话委婉的

Adjective:
hesitant to state facts or opinions simply and directly as from e.g. timidity or hypocrisy;

a mealymouthed politician

mealy,粉状的,mouth,嘴。比喻用法。meal-y的-mouth-ed如|被…的⇒adj.说话拐弯抹角的;说话委婉的近义词 devious迂回的indirect间接的restrained克制的diffident无自信的insincere不真诚的euphemistic委婉的hypocritical伪善的mealymouthed不坦率的

形容词80%,名词20%
Don't be somealy-mouthed, say what you mean!别这麽绕弯子了,有话直说吧! A mealy-mouthed statement said the Crown Prosecution Service had asked for more information about the case and that the Met itself had taken more legal advice.
一份不直率的声明中说,皇家检察署问了关于这宗案件的详细信息,大都会它自己已采取符合本身的更多的法律意见。 ecocn

Mumbling them around your gums in a mealy-mouthed fashion and hoping they'll go away will get you nowhere.
在嘴里翻来覆去地咀嚼,希望这些奇怪的东西自己消失,这种做法是没有用的。 www.china.org.cn
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