mince words

短语

发音

AU /ˌmɪns ˈwɜːdz/
UK /ˌmɪns ˈwɜːdz/
CA /ˌmɪns ˈwɜɹdz/
US /ˌmɪns ˈwɜɹdz/
NZ /ˌməns ˈwøːdz/
SCOT /ˌmɪns ˈwʌɹdz/
IN /ˌmɪns ˈwəːʳɖz/

词形变化

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别名

mince one's words mince matters

释义与例句

v.
  1. 1.

    To restrain oneself when speaking by withholding some comments or using euphemisms in order to be polite, tactful, etc.

    习语 不及物

    Near-synonym: pull punches

    For quotations using this term, see Citations:mince words.

词源

From mince (“to say or utter vaguely (not directly or frankly)”, transitive figurative verb) + words. First attested in the mid-1500s.

来源：wiktionary