| 词汇 | doublespeak |
| 释义 | doublespeak noun[ U ] uk /ˈdʌb.əl.spiːk/ us /ˈdʌb.əl.spiːk/ → double-talk（同double-talk） Nonsense a crock (of shit)idiom babble balderdash balls baloney blah blather blither double-talk drivel eyewash flapdoodle garbage moonshine mumbo jumbo nonsense nonsensical nonsensically prattle rhubarb Examples of doublespeakdoublespeak Indeed, most doublespeak is the product of clear thinking and is language carefully designed and constructed to appear to communicate when in fact it doesn't. When it comes time to fire people, business has produced more than enough doublespeak to deal with the unpleasant situation. The reality behind all this doublespeak is that companies are firing people because business is bad and profits are down. Even with all this doublespeak, news of the "armed effort" was subject to "security review", not censorship. The doublespeak of war is an instance of thought corrupting language and language corrupting thought. Other contributors explore the kinds and extent of doublespeak in use today. With the doublespeak of war we are not responsible for the results of our actions. Doublespeak can be found all around us. Answering these questions will usually identify the doublespeak in language which might otherwise appear to be legitimate or which might not even appear at first glance to be doublespeak. There is a degree of doublespeak about this since people with dementia do move, not least because of our commitment to the distinction between residential and nursing homes. At the heart of economic and monetary union lies the goal of price stability, which is doublespeak for zero inflation. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 I deplore the doublespeak that we have heard today and on so many other occasions. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 However, there is evidence of doublespeak on several counts and the matter is very serious. From Europarl Parallel Corpus - English Are we to have six months of doublespeak, or will we see the political vision to include the people in the decision? From Europarl Parallel Corpus - English It is a perfect example of the doublethink and doublespeak that we have had to put up with throughout today's debate. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 See all examples of doublespeak These examples are from corpora and from sources on the web. Any opinions in the examples do not represent the opinion of the Cambridge Dictionary editors or of Cambridge University Press or its licensors. |
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