دیکشنری فارسی

wall of silence

ریشه و کاربرد

ریشه

From Middle English 'wall' + 'of' + 'silence'. Metaphorical use.

مثال

  • The police were met with a wall of silence when they questioned the locals.
  • Despite the scandal, there was a wall of silence from the company's executives.
  • The wall of silence around the incident made it difficult to uncover the truth.

ترکیب‌های رایج

Break the wall of silence Meet a wall of silence Maintain a wall of silence

تعریف انگلیسی

noun
  1. the secrecy of police officers who lie or look the other way to protect other police officers “the blue wall cracked when some officers refused to take part in the cover-up”

همین دیکشنری روی گوشی

همهٔ ۲۹۱٬۲۱۲ واژه، بدون نیاز به اینترنت.

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