white lie

英 [ˌwaɪt ˈlaɪ]

美 [ˌwaɪt ˈlaɪ]

n.  (尤指为避免伤害他人感情的)善意的谎言，小谎

牛津词典

noun

• （尤指为避免伤害他人感情的）善意的谎言，小谎
  a harmless or small lie, especially one that you tell to avoid hurting sb

柯林斯词典

• 善意的谎言
  If you refer to an untrue statement as awhite lie, you mean that it is made to avoid hurting someone's feelings or to avoid trouble, and not for an evil purpose.

英英释义

noun

• an unimportant lie (especially one told to be tactful or polite)

双语例句

• Would you want a white lie told to you?
  你想听到一个善意的谎言吗？
• We don't want to hurt her, so we tell her a white lie.
  我们没有念伤害她，所以编了一个大话。
• You told a white lie when you said she was cute.
  当你说她可爱时，你撒了一个无恶意的谎言。
• A "white lie" is a harmless untruth, while "white magic" is good magic.
  “小谎”是无恶意的谎言，而“乞灵于天使的白法术”是好戏法。
• I donot know it was ture or a white lie.
  我不知道这些是真的还是妈善意的谎言。
• Not at home is a familiar white lie.
  不在家是人所熟知的一句谎话。
• Sometimes our Lord permits of a little white lie.
  有时，我们的上帝允许说一点点光明正大的谎言。
• But mama said it wasjust a little white lie.
  但妈妈说一些大话不要紧。
• I told a white lie when I told Jennie her boyfriend was good-looking.
  我告诉珍妮说她男朋友很好看，说了个善意的谎。
• Sometimes it saves a lot of trouble to tell a white lie.
  有时候撒个小谎会节省许多麻烦。