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

• He has told a white lie.
  他说了个白色的谎。
• 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。
• Not at home is a familiar white lie.
  不在家是人所熟知的一句谎话。
• 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。
• That child told his mother a white lie.
  阿谁小孩背他妈妈讲了个小谎。
• 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。
• 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。
• Would you want a white lie told to you?
  你想听到一个善意的谎言吗？
• 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。
• 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。