We were annoyed by his () reply, for we had been led to expect definite assurances of his approval.
We were annoyed by his () reply, for we had been led to expect definite assurances of his approval.
A、nonsense
B、noncurrent
C、noncommittal
D、nonsacred
【正确答案】:C
【题目解析】:本题考查形容词辨析。nonsense:无意义的;荒谬的。noncurrent:非流动性的。 noncommittal:不表态的;不确定的;含糊的。nonsacred:不神圣的;世俗的。所选的形容词要修饰的名词是“reply”回复,分析句意可知,前后两句应该是表示相反意思的“回复”,后半句中是definite:确定的,所以C选项与之含义相反,符合题意。句意:我们都因为他不置可否的答复而恼火,因为我们本来是期望得到他明确的认可的。
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