straight-face test

名词 n.

英文释义

名词 n.
  1. A tongue-in-cheek test of the merits of an argument which asks whether it can be made with a straight face (without laughing). idiomatic
    — As such, her [Nancy Pelosi's] effort to distance herself from the CIA's conceit on torture should not be surprising or cause for outrage. To presume the benefit of the doubt with the CIA after countless destroyed interrogation tapes doesn't even pass the straight face test.

词形变化

straight-face tests plural straight face test alternative
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