英语词汇“weasel word”的英英意思、用法、释义、翻译、读音、例句、短语、词组-英语词典

单词	weasel word
释义	weasel word in American English noun a word used to temper the forthrightness of a statement; a word that makes one's views equivocal, misleading, or confusing Derived forms weasel-worded adjective Word origin [1895–1900, Amer.] Examples of 'weasel word' in a sentence weasel word This is where that weasel word 'accessible' comes into play. Times, Sunday Times (2015) Empowerment, a word he used, is often just a weasel word for state intervention. Times, Sunday Times (2008) Let me begin by emphasising that weasel-word 'seem'. Times, Sunday Times (2006) Once a compliment, the term eccentric has become an insult, a weasel word for danger. Times, Sunday Times (2011) We need to cultivate a dispassionate, confident clarity and be very suspicious indeed of the weasel word 'culture'. Times, Sunday Times (2013) Not for him weasel words about hugging hoodies. The Sun (2008) He seems that worst of weasel words, nice. Times, Sunday Times (2006) These weasel words bamboozle most of the people most of the time. Times, Sunday Times (2007)
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weasel word in American English