Grammar Note
可数名词，复数形式为white lies
善意的谎言；无伤大雅的谎话
white lies — plural of white lie
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善意的谎言；无伤大雅的谎话
A small or harmless lie told to avoid hurting someone's feelings or to be polite.
She told a white lie to avoid hurting her friend's feelings.
她撒了一个善意的谎言，以免伤害朋友的感情。
故意不真实但旨在产生良好结果的陈述,尤指比过于诚实的说法更好的陈述,如在社交场合保持礼貌或选择性地争论。
A deliberately untrue statement which is intended to produce a favorable result; especially, one which is judged to be better than an overhonest alternative, as for example to remain polite in a superficial social exchange, or to choose one's battles.
I sometimes use a white lie when I want to leave a party early.
有时我想早点离开聚会，就会说一个无伤大雅的谎话。
He told his grandmother a white lie about the burnt cake, saying it was delicious.
他对外婆撒了个善意的谎言，说那块烤焦的蛋糕很好吃。
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可数名词，复数形式为white lies
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