mealymouthed

英['miːliːmaʊðd] 美['miːliːmaʊðd]
  • adj. 不坦率的
  • meal n.一餐;膳食n.粗碾的谷物
  • mealie n.玉米;玉米穗
  • mealtime n.进餐时间;开饭时间
  • mealworm n.生于谷类;面粉中的甲虫之幼虫
  • mealy adj.(蔬菜或水果)粉质的;有斑点的;苍白的;不坦率的
Adjective:
  1. hesitant to state facts or opinions simply and directly as from e.g. timidity or hypocrisy;

    "a mealymouthed politician"

1. I've seen many so-called specifications that were so mealymouthed that several hundred distinct programs could be generated from the spec, and all of these programs would be conforming.
我看到过的许多所谓的规范都太不直接明了,以至于可以从这个规范生成几百个不同的程序,而且所有的程序都是符合这个规范的。

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2. I've seen many so-called specifications that were so mealymouthed that several hundred distinct programs could be generated from the spec, and all of these programs would be conforming.
我看到过的许多所谓的规范都太不直接明了,以至于可以从这个规范生成几百个不同的程序,而且所有的程序都是符合这个规范的。

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