flannel

flannel
noun

[mass noun]a kind of soft-woven fabric, typically made of wool or cotton and slightly milled and raised
法兰绒
[as modifier]a check flannel shirt.
一件方格法兰绒衬衫。
■(flannels)men's trousers made of such material
法兰绒男裤
■short for flannelette
flannelette 的简称
(Brit.)a small piece of towelling used for washing oneself
(英)浴巾
[mass noun](Brit. informal)bland fluent talk indulged in to avoid addressing a difficult subject or situation directly
(英，非正式)（为避免直接谈论难题或处理困境而采取的）无关痛痒的夸夸其谈；花言巧语
a simple admittance of ignorance was much to be preferred to any amount of flannel.
爽爽快快地承认无知比任何花言巧语都更得人心。

(flannelled, flannelling; 美亦作 flanneled, flanneling)

[no obj.][often as noun flannelling](informal, chiefly Brit.)use bland fluent talk so as to avoid addressing a difficult subject or situation directly
(非正式，主英)（为避免直接谈论难题或处理困境而）作无关痛痒的夸夸其谈；花言巧语

语源

Middle English: probably from Welsh gwlanen 'woollen article', from gwlan 'wool'

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