"hand waving" 怎么发音

expression

US

ˈhænd/ /ˈweɪvɪŋ

HAND-way-ving

UK

hˈænd/ /wˈeɪvɪŋ

HAND-way-ving

释义

'Hand waving' means giving a vague, incomplete, or unclear explanation, usually to hide gaps in knowledge or avoid giving real answers. It can also mean using gestures instead of clear logic or details.

IPA 音标

美式英语

ˈhænd/ /ˈweɪvɪŋ

英式英语

hˈænd/ /wˈeɪvɪŋ

简化发音

美式

HAND-way-ving

英式

HAND-way-ving

语境中听

Her explanation was just hand waving with no clear answer.

The teacher did some hand waving when the students asked about the difficult topic.

Don't use hand waving in your science report—give proper facts.

All that talk about the reasons was just hand waving—they don't actually know why it happened.