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

• 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。
• Okay, so you caught me in a small white lie for pedagogical sake.
  好的，所以你捕捉到我，以教育目的用了个善意的谎言。
• White lie accomplishes some positive good or at least avoids some evil.
  『善意的谎言完成某一正面好或至少避免某一罪恶』。
• 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。
• Who among us hasn't told a little white lie?
  我们中的谁没说过小小的善意的谎话？
• 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。
• 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。
• 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。
• 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。
• 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。