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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.

Origin

Early 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.

Origin

1930s; earliest use found in Zora Neale Hurston (1891–1960), writer and anthropologist. From mealy-mouth.

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