Weasel word
大学 College<美>含糊其词的话, 模棱两可的话
📖 牛津释义
weasel word
(infml 口 esp US) word or expression that reduces the force of what one is saying, used when one wishes to avoid committing oneself to a definite statement 含糊其辞的推脱话.
🧩 词语组成解析
weasel
['wi:zl]
n. 鼬鼠，黄鼠狼;狡猾的人;卑劣的人;
vi. 躲避，躲闪（承诺、责任等）;含糊其辞;
word
[wɝd]
n. 单词;话语;诺言;消息;
vt. 措辞，用词;用言语表达;
vi. 讲话;
🗣️ 情景例句
But Christmas is the most important holiday of the year.
但是圣诞节是一年当中最重要的节日。
A man of words and not of deeds is like a garden full of weeds.
一个只说不做人就像一个长满野草的花园。
There's a very important Chinese deer called the milu deer.
有一种非常珍贵的中国鹿，叫做麋鹿。