Mental reservation
[法] 心理保留, 未明言的保留
🧩 词语组成解析
mental
['mɛntl]
adj. 内心的，精神的，思想的，心理的;智慧的，智[脑]力的;〈口〉精神病的，意志薄弱的，愚笨的;
n. 精神病患者;
ment思考，神智+al表形容词 → 智力的；精神的
🗣️ 情景例句
Talking to the loan officer at the bank.
与银行的贷款负责人谈。
The paint bucket fell down on his head.
油漆桶扣在了他的头上。
Knowing that the industrious ant lives in a highly organized society does nothing to prevent us from being filled with revulsion when we find hordes of them crawling over a carefully prepared picnic lunch.
即使知道勤奋的蚂蚁生活具有高度组织性的社会里，当看到大群蚂蚁在我们精心准备的午间野餐上爬行时，我们也无法抑制对它们的反感。