كيف تنطق "a token gesture"
expression
ˈeɪ/, /ə/ /ˈtoʊkən/ /ˈdʒɛstʃɝ
uh TOH-kuhn JES-chur
æɪ/ /tˈəʊkən/ /dʒˈɛstʃɐ
uh TOH-kuhn JES-chuh
التعريف
A small or superficial action that is meant to show support or good intentions, but does not bring real change or have much impact.
نسخ IPA
الإنجليزية الأمريكية
ˈeɪ/, /ə/ /ˈtoʊkən/ /ˈdʒɛstʃɝ
الإنجليزية البريطانية
æɪ/ /tˈəʊkən/ /dʒˈɛstʃɐ
نطق مبسط
أمريكي
uh TOH-kuhn JES-chur
بريطاني
uh TOH-kuhn JES-chuh
استمع في السياق
The company made a token gesture by planting a few trees.
The donation was just a token gesture and did not help much.
Giving everyone a badge was a token gesture from the manager.
I appreciate the apology, but it felt like a token gesture.