"Civil tongue" nghĩa là gì?
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"Civil tongue" có civil là lịch sự, tongue là lưỡi -> từ này nghĩa là ăn nói lịch sự, có lễ độ.
Ví dụ
I am not always successful with this suppression (cấm chỉ) of strong language, but by and large, I have managed to keep a civil tongue at the office and around the easily shocked.
After the "Parts Unknown" episode aired (lên sóng), Thao told local media that she will try to keep a civil tongue. She said she is usually a nice person.
Kevin Rooney did not plan to retire when he did. For 40 years he coached Notre Dame High in Sherman Oaks, and he won four Southern Section titles (danh hiệu). His players were asked to make good grades, play hard, behave themselves and speak with a civil tongue. Rooney’s strongest epithet (tính ngữ) was “God bless America!”
From the beginning, he made it well known that he was frustrated (chán nản) with Vulcan interference (tham gia) in the Warp 5 program, though he kept a civil tongue.
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