vranyo

发音

UK /vɹɑːˈnjəʊ/
CA /vɹɑˈnjoʊ/
US /vɹɑˈnjoʊ/

释义与例句

n.
  1. 1.

    White lies or half-lies in Russian culture, told without the intention of (maliciously) deceiving, but as a fantasy, suppressing unpleasant parts of the truth.

    不可数

    And, after uttering the witty bit of vranyo, Gogol repaired the social lie at once by concluding "Nevsky Prospekt" with the admonition: Oh, do not trust that Nevsky Prospekt! ... the devil himself lights the street lamps to show everything in false colors.

词源

From Russian враньё (vranʹjó, “lying, lies”), from врать (vratʹ, “to lie”) (contrasted with ложь (ložʹ)).

来源：wiktionary