| 单词 | no comment |
| 释义 | > as lemmasno comment c. Colloquial phrase no comment: a conventional statement of refusal to comment on a situation, esp. when answering a journalist, interviewer, or the like.(Frequently with hyphen) as adjectival phrase. ΘΚΠ the mind > language > speech > taciturnity or reticence > taciturnity [phrase] > no comment no comment1950 1950 Time 18 Sept. 26 Questioned on a press report that ‘a close adviser to President Truman’ was predicting Johnson's resignation, White House Press Secretary Charles Ross issued a perfunctory ‘no comment’. 1957 ‘P. Quentin’ Suspicious Circumstances ii. 17 ‘No comment at all.’ She dropped the receiver and watched me again... ‘I've always wanted to say No Comment into a phone.’ 1965 A. Prior Interrogators xi. 205 ‘Is this man a suspect?’ ‘No comment. Sorry.’ 1966 S. B. Jackman Davidson Affair iii. 22 I thought he was strictly a no-comment man. 1970 Guardian 8 Jan. 2/4 The District Attorney..answered ‘No comment’, when asked if the inquiry had been worthwhile. 1971 ‘L. Black’ Death has Green Fingers iii. 32 The police simply didn't know any more yet. When they did, the ‘no comment’ answers would begin. 1971 ‘E. Fenwick’ Impeccable People xix. 103 Ben wore his no-comment expression. < as lemmas |
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