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

• That child told his mother a white lie.
  阿谁小孩背他妈妈讲了个小谎。
• Though I believe in telling the truth, I think a white lie is sometimes justified.
  虽然我认为应该说实话，但是我认为善意的谎言有时也是无可非议的。
• 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。
• Sample Sentence: He told a white lie when his father asked where he was going.
  例句：当他爸爸问他要去哪儿时，他撒了一个善意的谎言。
• Would you want a white lie told to you?
  你想听到一个善意的谎言吗？
• Can't you just tell a small white lie so you don't hurt his feelings?
  我知道不容易，可你那么聪明我相信你一定能回答出来。
• But in this sense, what does the term a white lie mean?
  善意的谎言是什么意思呢？
• 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。
• Even though Sarah's haircut was really ugly, James told her a white lie by saying it was a good change.
  虽然萨拉的发型真的很难看，詹姆斯对她撒了善意的谎言，说这是个很好的改变。