weasel-worded

基本解釋

The police report was filled with weasel words.
警察的報(bào)告書里充滿推托之辭。
A weasel word is a modifier that almost contradicts the claim that is made.
“鼬鼠”型的詞語(yǔ)是一種修飾語(yǔ)，與廣告詞的意思幾乎是相矛盾的。
When the thief was being questioned by the police, he tried to fool them with weasel words.
在警察訊問(wèn)時(shí)，小偷企圖用模棱兩可的話來(lái)欺騙他們。
The expression "weasel word"is aptly named after the egg-eating habits of weasels.
“鼬鼠型的詞語(yǔ)”這個(gè)名稱取得非常恰當(dāng)，其典故來(lái)源于鼬鼠吃蛋的習(xí)慣。
When the thief was being questioned by the police,he tried to fool them with weasel words.
在警察訊問(wèn)時(shí)，小偷企圖用模棱兩可的話來(lái)欺騙他們。