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单词 silver tongue
释义

Definition of silver tongue in English:

silver tongue

noun
  • A tendency to be eloquent and persuasive in speaking.

    it is likely that his silver tongue had got around her
    Example sentencesExamples
    • So, what if you weren't born with a silver tongue?
    • My only saving grace is my silver tongue - I am pretty good with words, but not much else.
    • Timothy was the obvious asset: with his sterling reputation and silver tongue, no mental powers might be necessary.
    • Laura represents everything that he wants; she is an innocent, as yet uncorrupted, a genuine person in a world of silver tongues and those who would use him for their own gain.
    • Whether shareholders will see any value will depend on the silver tongues of its management and their advisers.

Derivatives

  • silver-tongued

  • adjective ˌsɪlvəˈtʌŋd
    • A silver-tongued charmer with celluloid in his veins, he veers between boy-wonder genius and self-promoting charlatan.
      Example sentencesExamples
      • Supersellers puts silver-tongued salespeople to the test.
      • He seduces a lonely teenage girl (Evan Rachel Wood) and becomes a hero to her younger brother, but dangerous forces lurk beneath his silver-tongued surface.
      • A fax was promised to me but never came; the silver-tongued deceiver will be made to pay.
      • The silver-tongued Casanova, who turned deception into an art form, convinced them to abandon their studies, betray their wealthy farming families and jettison their self-respect.
 
 

Definition of silver tongue in US English:

silver tongue

nounˈsɪlvər təŋ
  • A tendency to be eloquent and persuasive in speaking.

    it is likely that his silver tongue had got around her
    Example sentencesExamples
    • Laura represents everything that he wants; she is an innocent, as yet uncorrupted, a genuine person in a world of silver tongues and those who would use him for their own gain.
    • Whether shareholders will see any value will depend on the silver tongues of its management and their advisers.
    • So, what if you weren't born with a silver tongue?
    • My only saving grace is my silver tongue - I am pretty good with words, but not much else.
    • Timothy was the obvious asset: with his sterling reputation and silver tongue, no mental powers might be necessary.
 
 
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