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noncommittally

/ˈnɑnkəˈmɪtəɫli/ adv

In a noncommittal manner.

Word Origin Commit comes from Latin committere, literally 'to send together' — com- 'together' + mittere 'to send'. When you commit, you send yourself together with something, you bind yourself. Noncommittal is refusing to send yourself together, staying unbound. The root mittere gives us mission, dismiss, emit, transmit, submit, permit. Noncommittally is doing something without taking a stand.

adv In a noncommittal manner.

She answered noncommittally to avoid making any promises.

(副词) 含糊地；模棱两可地；不置可否地

她含糊其辞地回答，以避免做出任何承诺。

(adverbio) De manera no comprometida; sin comprometerse.

Ella respondió sin comprometerse para evitar hacer promesas.

(adverbe) évasivement; de façon évasive; sans s'engager; en termes vagues; vaguement [Sans se compromettre ; de manière évasive.]

Elle a répondu **noncommittally** pour éviter de faire des promesses.

(Adverb) unverbindlich; ausweichend [ohne sich festzulegen; in einer Weise, die keine klare Haltung oder Verpflichtung erkennen lässt]

Sie antwortete **noncommittally**, um keine Versprechungen machen zu müssen.

(副詞) 明確な意見や態度を避けながら、あいまいな様子で。

彼女は約束事を避けるため、あいまいな受け答えをした。

(advérbio) evasivamente; sem se comprometer; de modo evasivo [De maneira evasiva; sem se comprometer.]

Ela respondeu evasivamente para evitar fazer qualquer promessa.

Synonyms: evasively ambiguously equivocally vaguely indecisively hesitantly tentatively guardedly Antonyms: decisively firmly unequivocally clearly

Related words

committal commitment committee commission commissioner mission missionary missive

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