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词汇 noncommittal
释义 noncommittal
adjective
uk /ˌnɒn.kəˈmɪt.əl/ us /ˌnɑːn.kəˈmɪt̬.əl/
not expressing an opinion or decision: 不表态的;含糊的
The ambassador was typically noncommittal when asked whether further sanctions would be introduced.当被问及是否会进一步实施制裁时,大使一如既往地含糊其词。
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noncommittal | American Dictionary


noncommittal
adjective[ not gradable ]
us/ˌnɑn·kəˈmɪt̬·əl/
not expressing a clear opinion or decision:
The ambassador was noncommittal about the introduction of further sanctions.

Examples of noncommittal


noncommittal
Perhaps to save space, harmonies are often notated as chords with a noncommittal arpeggio sign rather than expressed as detailed figurations.
In particular, they can be noncommittal in ways that no picture can be noncommittal.
For women, mating with a noncommittal man could prove a costly error, indeed.
Twenty-four patients expressed no opinion about this, or made some noncommittal remark like 'depends on the patient' or 'in some cases'.
In contrast, development is noncommittal about the location in the brain where computations should occur and lets those volumes vary widely with respect to each other.
Our phonological notation at this point is noncommittal with respect to contrastive status and phonemic attribution and will remain so until we embark on phonological reconstruction in the following section.
The paper will adopt the following noncommittal view: the task of normative economics is to investigate methods and criteria for evaluating the relative desirability of economic states of affairs.
This also means, though, that we can eliminate the noncommittal dimension and fragmentation to the left and right in policy.
From Europarl Parallel Corpus - English
Firstly, it goes without saying that science should be autonomous, but that is not the same as being noncommittal.
From Europarl Parallel Corpus - English
The other area of doubt is where the accused person makes a noncommittal reply.
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Too frequently answers are evasive, indifferent, slippery, noncommittal, unforthcoming and defensive.
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Hansard archive

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It is not very surprising, because advertisements are generally extremely noncommittal.
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A noncommittal code of conduct is of no use to us.
From Europarl Parallel Corpus - English
I was noncommittal on that occasion but certainly not antagonistic.
From the
Hansard archive

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I should have thought that you could not have had a more colourless or noncommittal pledge if you had set about finding a way to evade any commitment at all.
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Hansard archive

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