| 词汇 | handwave |
| 释义 | handwave verb[ I or T ] uk /ˈhænd.weɪv/ us /ˈhænd.weɪv/ to behave or talk as if a problem, question, etc. is not important or worth serious attention, for example by ignoring it, discussing it in a very general way, or discussing something else instead: （做事）避重就轻;（说话）避而不谈 I feel like the questions got handwaved off by the speaker. His talk handwaved over some important details.他的讲话对一些重要的细节避而不谈。 We handwave this inconsistency by assuming it was a revision error. Synonym dismiss When my arguments don't make logical sense I just try to handwave off the inconsistent stuff. Talking about seasonal unemployment is a good way to handwave away the need for new jobs. If someone starts a sentence with "Clearly..." or "Obviously..." it is a likely sign that he is about to handwave. You can handwave this plot hole as the choice of the narrator but I think a skilful writer should have handled it better. Treating as unimportant blow something/someone off brush brush someone/something aside chopped liver damn denigrate denigration laugh leave something at the dooridiom look down on someone minoritize mock never on the front burneridiom shrug away shrug something off skate skate over/around something sniff at something sweep something aside handwave noun[ C ] uk /ˈhænd.weɪv/ us /ˈhænd.weɪv/ an act of behaving or talking as if a problem, question, etc. is not important or worth serious attention, for example by ignoring it, discussing it in a very general way, or discussing something else instead: 避重就轻的行为;避而不谈的话语 Paraphrasing someone's arguments in a sarcastic tone is a classic handwave.用讽刺的语气转述别人的论点是典型的避重就轻的做法。 The whole chapter is a giant handwave about design. This is the mathematical equivalent of a handwave: important steps are left out so that something is assumed to be true. Treating as unimportant blow something/someone off brush brush someone/something aside chopped liver damn denigrate denigration laugh leave something at the dooridiom look down on someone minoritize mock never on the front burneridiom shrug away shrug something off skate skate over/around something sniff at something sweep something aside |
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