sugarcoat

參見：sugar coat 和 sugar-coat

英語

其他形式

• sugar coat, sugar-coat

詞源

源自 sugar +‎ coat；比喻義來自給藥片裹上糖，以掩蓋其不好味道的做法（sugarcoating the pill）。

發音

• (通用美式) 國際音標^(幫助): /ˈʃʊɡɚˌkoʊt/
• (標準英音) 國際音標^(幫助): /ˈʃʊɡəˌkəʊt/
• 斷字：sug‧ar‧coat

動詞

sugarcoat (第三人稱單數簡單現在時 sugarcoats，現在分詞 sugarcoating，一般過去時及過去分詞 sugarcoated)

1. (及物) 裹上糖
2. (及物，比喻義) 使到事情在表面上（比較真實情況）更具吸引力

   近義詞：candy-coat、gild、gild the pill、sugarcoat the pill

   There's no way to sugarcoat the loss of the space shuttle; it was an unmitigated disaster.

   航天飞机的损失是无法掩盖的；这是一场彻头彻尾的灾难。

   • 1876年11月1日, Mark Twain, “Letter to Mr. Burrough, of St. Louis”, 出自 The Letters Of Mark Twain,‎^[1], 第 3 卷:

     I went to the unheard-of trouble of re-writing the letter and saying the same harsh things softly, so as to sugarcoat the anguish and make it a little more endurable […]

     我付出了前所未有的努力，重写了这封信，并温和地说出了同样严厉的话，以掩盖痛苦，使其更容易忍受{ […]

   • 2022年3月23日, Barack Obama, 片头起2:52, 出自 Centennial Celebration Conversation with President Barack Obama and Yo-Yo Ma‎^[2], Chicago Council on Global Affairs, 經由 YouTube:

     […] And I don't think we can sugarcoat both the human toll that is unfolding in Ukraine, but also how it is reordering the international architecture in ways that we haven't seen in decades.

     […] 我认为，我们无法掩盖乌克兰事件造成的人员伤亡，以及它如何以几十年来未曾见过的方式改变国际格局。

   • 2023年10月12日, HarryBlank, “Fire in the Hole”, 出自 SCP Foundation‎^[3]，於2 September 2024歸檔自原頁面:

     "The insurgents killed them all?"
     "Very likely." Scout's expression was kindly, but he was apparently not the sort to sugarcoat things. Then again, maybe he had simply read her receptivity well.

     （請為本引文添加中文翻譯）

派生詞

• sugarcoat a bitter pill
• sugarcoated (形容詞)
• sugarcoating (名詞)