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单词 noncommittal
释义 non·committal
I. \“+\ noun
Etymology: non- (I) + committal
: the state of being noncommittal to a particular position or point of view : refusal to commit oneself
II. adjective
1. : taking no clear position or giving no clear indication of attitude, feeling, or point of view : reserved
 < finally consent to sign the brief and noncommittal communiqué — A.L.Funk >
 < her tone was friendly but noncommittal — Helen Howe >
 < did not greet him with flowery excitement but with a noncommittal “hello” — Sinclair Lewis >
 < elicited a noncommittal grunt — C.G.D.Roberts >
2. : having no clear, sharply defined, or distinctive character, meaning, or significance
 < a noncommittal word that might be used of anything from babies to furnaces — J.C.Swaim >
 < pitched in the null, noncommittal surroundings of a rehearsal room — Osbert Sitwell >
non·com·mit·tal·ly \-əlē, -i\ adverb
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