كيف تنطق "sweetness and light"
expression
SWEET-nuhs and LYTE
sweet-NESS and LYTE
التعريف
A phrase describing a person, situation, or mood that is friendly, pleasant, and peaceful, often used ironically when things are actually not so nice.
نسخ IPA
الإنجليزية الأمريكية
ˈswitnəs/ /ˈænd/, /ənd/ /ˈɫaɪt
الإنجليزية البريطانية
swˈiːtnəs/ /ˈænd/ /lˈaɪt
نطق مبسط
أمريكي
SWEET-nuhs and LYTE
بريطاني
sweet-NESS and LYTE
استمع في السياق
The kids acted like sweetness and light when their parents came home.
After the argument, everything was not sweetness and light.
She wants the team to be sweetness and light at work.
Don't be fooled—behind the smiles, it's not all sweetness and light.