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单词 weasel word
释义 weasel wordn.(名词)
  1. A word of an equivocal nature used to deprive a statement of its force or to evade a direct commitment.推托之辞:推托之辞,用来削弱讲话的力量或逃避直接责任
Etymology语源
  1. [From the weasel's habit of sucking the contents out of an egg without breaking the shell] [来自黄鼠狼不打碎鸡蛋壳而吸取其内质的习性]
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