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单词 non-committally
释义

non-committallyadv.

Brit. /ˌnɒnkəˈmɪtəli/, U.S. /ˌnɑnkəˈmɪdəli/
Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: non-committal adj., -ly suffix2.
Etymology: < non-committal adj. + -ly suffix2.
In a non-committal manner; without committing oneself.
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the mind > attention and judgement > judgement or decision > absence of prejudice > [adverb] > neutrally
neutrally1571
indifferentlya1616
non-committally1861
1861 Richland County (Wisconsin) Observer 26 Feb. It suited her to play the part assigned to her, and she answered non-committally.
1885 W. D. Howells Rise Silas Lapham I. 187 ‘She's a pretty girl,’ said Corey non-committally.
1921 Times Lit. Suppl. 16 June 378/2 A lady whose autobiography..had a reception that may—quite non-committally—be characterised as warm.
1984 M. Scammell Solzhenitsyn (1985) xii. 209 Solzhenitsyn answered briefly and non-committally.
1998 R. Stone Damascus Gate iii. 27 Obermann looked at him noncommittally.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2003; most recently modified version published online March 2022).
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