"grey area" in Chinese (Simplified)

• 灰色地带
• 模糊地带

Definition

一种没有明确定义的情况、话题或规定，很难判断对错。

Usage Notes (Chinese (Simplified))

非正式用语，常用于法律、商业或道德话题，表示不明确或有争议的情况。美式拼写为“gray area”，英式为“grey area”。

Examples

The law about online privacy is a grey area.

网络隐私的法律是一个**灰色地带**。

There is a grey area between work and personal time when you work from home.

在家工作时，工作和个人时间之间有一个**模糊地带**。

Cheating on a small test is a grey area for some students.

对一些学生来说，在小测验上作弊是一个**灰色地带**。

It’s kind of a grey area, so I’d check with your manager before deciding.

这是一个**灰色地带**，所以你最好先问经理再决定。

Social media rules are a real grey area these days.

如今社交媒体规则真的是一个**灰色地带**。

That policy covers most cases, but there’s still a grey area we haven’t figured out yet.

这项政策涵盖了大部分情况，但还有一个**灰色地带**我们还没解决。