white lie
英 [hwait lai] 美 [hwaɪt lai]

n.

无恶意的谎言，小谎；

变形

复数：white lies

英英释义

white lie

• n.an unimportant lie (especially one told to be tactful or polite)

双语例句

用作名词(n.)

1. Sometimes we are forced to tell a white lie.
   有时我们被迫讲些善意的谎言。
2. His white lie might have left a black mark on his character.
   他的那个善意的谎言可能给他的人品留下污点。

权威例句

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Outcasts in a white-lie society: the enigmatic worlds of people with negative self-conceptions.
Emergence of White-Lie Telling in Children Between 3 and 7 Years of Age
Big White Lie: Chinese Australians in White Australia [Book Review]
UNDERSTANDING CONCEPTS AND MORAL EVALUATIONS OF WHITE-LIE AND TRUTH-TELLING
Another White Lie?
Outcasts in a White-Lie Society
The Great White Lie: How America's Hospitals Betray Our Trust and Endanger Our Lives
Another white lie?
THE STORY OF MY EXPERIMENT WITH A WHITE LIE
The Influence of Emotional Cue on Children's Definition and Evaluation of White-lie