mealy-mouthed

短语

说话转弯抹角的, 不必开门见山说的, 说话时过分注意选择字眼的, 说话不真诚的

词形变化

more mealy-mouthed 比较级 most mealy-mouthed 最高级

别名

meal-mouthed mealmouthed mealymouthed

释义与例句

adj.
  1. 1.

    Prone to speaking evasively, indirectly, or duplicitously; not forthright.

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近义相关 1

indirect

词源

Possibly from German Mehl im Maule behalten, via Martin Luther

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