non-denial denial

英語（米国） (en-US) 英語（イギリス） (en-GB)

名詞

慣用表現

(idiomatic) A statement which appears to deny that something is true, but which, when examined carefully, can be seen to have used diversion, bluster, or ambiguity to avoid making a clear, direct denial.

日本語の意味

（慣用的表現）表面上は何かを否定しているように見えるが、実際には直接的な否定を避けるために、回りくどい言い回しやあいまいな表現を用いている、いわゆる『あいまいな否定』の状態を指す。

英語の意味

(idiomatic) A statement which appears to deny that something is true, but which, when examined carefully, can be seen to have used diversion, bluster, or ambiguity to avoid making a clear, direct denial.

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When the CEO was accused of wrongdoing, his statement was a classic non-denial denial that left reporters frustrated.

CEOが不正行為で非難されたとき、彼の発言は典型的な回避的な否定で、記者たちを苛立たせた。

詳細

意味（1）

(idiomatic) A statement which appears to deny that something is true, but which, when examined carefully, can be seen to have used diversion, bluster, or ambiguity to avoid making a clear, direct denial.

In a classic non-denial denial, Microsoft said that such a takeover might endanger its $200 million MSNBC network partnership.

詳細

non-denial denials （ plural ）