noncommittal

名词 n. 形容词 adj.
中文释义
英 /ˌnɒnkəˈmɪtl̩/    美 /ˌnɑnkəˈmɪtl̩/

英文释义

名词 n.
  1. Failure to commit to a decision or course of action. countable,uncountable
    — As a result of cowardly noncommittals during the immediate postelection period, there was so much strain on several black-white Democratic relationships that they approached open ruptures.
  2. A voter etc. who has not yet committed to a decision. countable,uncountable
    — Where they occur, in the Liberal increases in Quebec and Ontario for instance, they are offset by declines in the number of undecideds or noncommittals.
形容词 adj.
  1. Tending to avoid commitment; lacking certainty or decisiveness; reluctant to give out information or show one's feelings or opinion.
    — The Major's face was noncommittal.

词形变化

more noncommittal comparative most noncommittal superlative non-commital alternative noncommital alternative non-committal alternative noncommittals plural non-commital alternative noncommital alternative non-committal alternative

词源

词源 1
From non- + committal.
词源 2
From non- + committal.
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