| 单词 | noncommittal |
| 释义 | noncommittal (once / 12073 pages) adj When you want to keep all your options open, stay noncommittal. This means you say "maybe" and "I'll see if I can do that," rather than making promises to do specific things. It’s pretty easy to figure out the meaning of noncommittal just by picking apart the word. The non- prefix means “not.” And you see the word commit in noncommittal. So you know that the word is going to have something to do with “not commit.” You might also recognize the suffix -al, which is a tip-off that this word is an adjective that means "not being willing to commit." WORD FAMILYnoncommittal: noncommittally+/commit: commited, commiting, commitment, commits, committal, committed, committee, committing, recommit/commitment: commitments/committal: committals, noncommittal/committed: committedest, committedness, uncommitted/committee: committees, subcommittee/recommit: recommitted, recommitting/subcommittee: subcommittees USAGE EXAMPLESDel Rio was noncommittal about who would start Saturday. Washington Times(Jan 02, 2017) He was noncommittal, but attached a set of guidelines that he asked her to review. New York Times(Dec 25, 2016) If he’s someone you’d casually call or text, then check in with a noncommittal, “Weird call — everything OK?” Seattle Times(Dec 16, 2016) adj refusing to bind oneself to a particular course of action or view or the like her boyfriend was noncommittal about their future together Syn indefinite vague or not clearly defined or stated |
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