學一個詞: not to mince words (音頻文字)

學一個詞: mince words (音頻文字) ZT

今天我們要學的詞是mince words。Mince, 是切碎，to mince words 就是把話說得婉轉。這個短語通常用在否定句裏，not to mince words, 就是說話直接，不兜圈子。

"A frank person never minces words,"
一個坦誠的人從來都是想什麽說什麽。

"Tell me what you think, and don't mince your words,"
告訴我你的真實想法，直說，別兜圈子。弗朗索瓦.奧朗德擊敗現任總統薩科齊，當選法國總統。

此前， "The two candidates minced no words and traded insults in their only TV debate of the election campaign,"
他們兩人在總統選戰的唯一一場電視辯論上唇槍舌劍，毫不留情地互相攻擊。

好的，今天我們學習的詞是mince words...

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• Nice phrase to know! Thanks Becca. A similar one is -同學小薇- ♀ (29 bytes) () 05/15/2012 postreply 16:40:23

• 謝小薇分享的"beat around the bush"，學習了。 -婉蕠- ♀ (527 bytes) () 05/15/2012 postreply 17:33:35