单词 | mealy-mouth |
释义 | mealy-mouth1/ˈmiːlɪmaʊθ/noun 1The mouth, voice, or manner of speaking of a mealy-mouthed person. 2A mealy-mouthed person. 3 British regional. Any of several birds, as the willow warbler, Phylloscopus trochilus, or the whitethroat, Sylvia communis. OriginEarly 17th century; earliest use found in Thomas Dekker (c1572–1632), playwright and pamphleteer. From mealy + mouth. mealy-mouth2/ˈmiːlɪmaʊθ/Chiefly US (originally Black English ) verb [no object] And with object. To speak indecisively (about); to equivocate, especially due to timidity or fear. Origin1930s; earliest use found in Zora Neale Hurston (1891–1960), writer and anthropologist. From mealy-mouth. |
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