斟字酌句 meaning in English
weigh one's words; be guarded in speech; carefully-worded; deliberate over the choice of words and the construction of sentences; (he had paced the room slowly) enunciating each word, as if weighing and savoring it.; go over one's wording carefully; refine on the words; refine upon [on] the wording; weigh each sentence and each word; write in ornate style
Examples
- She stopped. elinor joyfully treasured her words as she answered .
她不往下说了。埃莉诺在答话时，乐滋滋地斟字酌句。 - " i thought you were going to be busy , " she remarked , very carefully
“我记得你说你昨晚没空的， ”她斟字酌句地说道。 - Having made this well - turned speech , villefort looked carefully around to mark the effect of his oratory , much as he would have done had he been addressing the bench in open court
说完这篇斟字酌句演讲以后，维尔福环顾了一下四周，以观察他演说词的效果好象他此刻是在法庭上对旁听席讲话似的。