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non-committal

Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English 5++朗文当代英语 5++LDOCE 5++朗文 5++ˌnon-comˈmittal adjective  NOT SUREdeliberately not expressing your opinion or intentions clearly 态度不明朗的;不表态的;含糊的non-committal about The doctor was non-committal about my mother’s chances of recovery. 医生对我母亲能否康复没有明确表态。 The driver mumbled a non-committal reply. 司机含含糊糊地回答了一声。
Examples from the Corpus
non-committalLater he lay in bed beside Anne, trying to think of a satisfactory yet thoroughly non-committal story to tell the police.
ˌnon-comˈmittal adjectiveChineseSyllable
intentions expressing opinion deliberately not Corpus or your


non-committal
ˌnon-comˈmittal adjective
deliberately not expressing your opinion or intentions clearly
    non-committal about
    The doctor was non-committal about my mother’s chances of recovery.
    The driver mumbled a non-committal reply.


non-commit·talBrE /ˌnɒn kəˈmɪtl/ 🔊NAmE /ˌnɑːn kəˈmɪtl/ 🔊 adjectivenot giving an opinion; not showing which side of an argument you agree with 态度不明朗的;不表态的;含糊的a non-committal reply/tone 含糊其词的回答/语调The doctor was non-committal about when I could drive again. 关于我何时可以再开车的问题,医生没有表态。🔊🔊   see also commit (4) non-com·mit·tal·ly BrE /ˌnɒn kəˈmɪtəli/ 🔊NAmE /ˌnɑːn kəˈmɪtəli/ 🔊 adverb