noncommittally

IPA/ˌnɒn.kəˈmɪt.əl.i/
IPA/ˌnɑːn.kəˈmɪt̬.əl.i/

noncommittally — 副詞

1. in a manner that avoids revealing what you think, feel, or plan to do — neither

1.副詞C1
釋義

不置可否地

以不表態的方式回應或表達

in a manner that avoids revealing what you think, feel, or plan to do — neither agreeing nor refusing.

例句

When Joshua asked Cole about the new house, Cole shrugged noncommittally.

當 Joshua 問 Cole 對那棟新房子的看法時，Cole 不置可否地聳了聳肩。

verb of gesture + noncommittally

The minister answered noncommittally when reporters asked about the next election.

當記者詢問下次選舉的事，那位部長含糊地回答。

answer + noncommittally for political evasion

常見搭配
  • answer noncommittally
  • reply noncommittally
  • shrug noncommittally
  • smile noncommittally
  • nod noncommittally
  • mumble noncommittally
同義詞
  • evasively

    stronger; suggests deliberate dodging of the question

  • vaguely

    broader; covers any unclear statement, not specifically a refusal to commit

  • ambiguously

    focuses on multiple possible meanings rather than withholding a position

反義詞

文法句型

verb + noncommittally

用法筆記

Almost always modifies a verb of speaking, gesturing, or responding (say, answer, reply, shrug, smile, nod, mumble). Speaker is usually someone under social or professional pressure to commit.

常見錯誤

The weather was noncommittally cold.
The weather was unpredictably cold.
noncommittally describes how a person communicates, not weather or objects.
She felt noncommittally about the plan.
She felt noncommittal about the plan.
use the adjective form after linking verbs like feel, seem, be.

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常見搭配

常用片語

  • answer noncommittally
  • reply noncommittally
  • shrug noncommittally

介系詞搭配

  • noncommittally about