汉英词典
Chinese-English Dictionary
MEANING OF 巧言令色
巧言令色
to be glib in one's speech and wear an ingratiating expression (idiom)
巧言 rhetoric / 令色 Justice expression / Describe flowers, hypocrisy
qiǎo yán lìng sè/shǎi
EXAMPLE SENTENCES

她是个巧言令色的说谎高手。

She was a plausible liar.

他是个巧言令色的花花公子。

He is a plausible coxcomb.

其中不乏法案技术细节的讨论,还有大量来自反对派的激烈而直白的,甚至是误导性的巧言令色

There’s been a lot of discussion about technical aspects of the bill, and a lot of heated – and frankly, sometimes misleading – rhetoric coming from opponents of reform.

巧言令色、打太极拳以及与媒体精英的亲密关系一直是卡梅伦招牌的一部分,毕竟,他七年的公关顾问可不是白当的。

Slickness, evasiveness and proximity to media elites have always been part of the Cameron brand—he spent seven years as a public-relations adviser, after all.