三緘其口的英文
2012-07-04 22:11
三緘其口的英文:
[Literal Meaning]
three/seal/one's/mouth
absolute refusal to talk with one's mouth sealed more than once
[解釋]
緘:封。在嘴上貼了三張封條。形容說(shuō)話謹(jǐn)慎,現(xiàn)在也用來(lái)形容不肯或不敢開(kāi)口。
[Explanation]
to speak with caution; to remain silent
[例子]
對(duì)于公司里的是非,他都三緘其口,不愿意發(fā)表任何看法。
[Example]
For the disputes in the company, he remained silent, not willing to make any comments.
[英文等價(jià)詞]
to keep something to oneself
- It is a time for people either to criticize helpfully or to hold their tongues
現(xiàn)在要提只能提積極意見(jiàn),否則最好三緘其口。