名词口惠; 说得好听的话,空口的应酬话; 空口答应[应酬话]
ph.
1. He paid lip service to religion just because it was good for business.
对于宗教,他只是口上说说,因为对他的生意有利。
1. 口惠:事实上,从国民党重新执政迄今我们观察北京对改善两岸关系的作为,其实只是口惠(lip service)大於实质. 反观马政府几个月以来的施政作为,大体又呈现出政策不明与操作不当的缺失. 就前者而言,马总统既然把两岸身分定位在「特殊关系」,
2. lip service
2. 空口的应酬话:23. circular reasoning 循环论证 | 24. lip service 空口的应酬话 | 25. receiver (公司的)接管人
3. 说得好听的话,空口的应酬话:root for 支持 | lip service 说得好听的话, 空口的应酬话 | prime rate 银行优惠贷款利率, 最低银行利率
1. 空口的应酬话;口惠
If you say that someone pays lip service to an idea, you are critical of them because they say they are in favour of it, but they do not do anything to support it.
e.g. Unhappily, he had done no more than pay lip service to their views.
不幸的是,他对他们观点的支持只是口惠而实不至。
noun
1. an expression of agreement that is not supported by real conviction
Synonym: hypocrisy