绝口不提 meaning in English
never say a single word about
Examples
- She never breathed a word about it .
她对这件事绝口不提。 - She never spoke of uncle by .
她对于柏姑父绝口不提。 - His army brother lately dropped the entire subject .
他在部队里的那个弟弟近来也绝口不提这种事情了。 - The reserve which i have hitherto maintained in this matter has been misinterpreted by members of my family .
我对这事始终绝口不提，引起了我们族里人的误会。 - To be candid without ostentation or design-to take the good of everybody's character and make it still better, and say nothing of the bad belongs to you alone .
可是--坦白得不加任何炫耀，不带一点企图，承认别人的优点，而且把人家的长处多夸奖几分，却绝口不提别人的短处，这可只有你做得到。