let-out

名词 n.
中文释义

英文释义

名词 n.
  1. The act or an instance of releasing or letting out something.
    — “I just want you to know that this whole Missteps thing has nothing to do with me or any of my staff.” A let-out of breath. “I don't know who it is, but it sounds like that letter to the editor from back when you were playing? […]”
  2. An opportunity to avoid or escape from a difficult or unpleasant situation. Ireland,UK,idiomatic
    — It has of course the brilliant let-out that it does not seek to prove that its statements are true, but only that they are “verifiable”. This principle is relatively weak: Wikipedists are supposed to be able to source their remarks.

词形变化

let-outs plural letout alternative

词源

Deverbal from let out.
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