flip-flopping是什麼意思呢?

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如題，請問flip-flopping是什麼意思?

是指常常變換無常的意思嗎?

Answer 1

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flip-flopping

Flip-flop (動詞, 名詞)

(To make) a sudden or unexpected reversal, as of direction, belief, attitude, or policy

(方向，信仰，態度，立場, 處境或政策上)突然的或意外的逆轉

The president flip-flops on his foreign policy.

總統突然逆轉外交政策.

He keeps flip-flopping on the decision to hire.

His foreign policy is a flip-flop.

2009-05-04 17:27:31 補充：

Flip-flop: a decision to reverse an earlier decision - ，改變了先前的決定, 做了與先前決定相反的決定

I think that what 瑛姑蘅蕪量 as "出爾反爾" is a pretty good description too.

It has the meaning of reversing to the opposite.

2009-05-04 17:27:48 補充：

For example:

He has agreed to allow same sex marriage, but he flip-flopped his decision at the last minutes.

=> meaning that: He is now not allowing same sex marriage.

2009-05-04 17:30:19 補充：

There are other meanings too. Please see http://dictionary.reference.com/browse/flip-flop

2009-05-04 17:31:28 補充：

Sorry typo:

I think that what 瑛姑蘅蕪量 stated as "出爾反爾" is a pretty good description too.

Source(s): Myself. Went abroad at age 11. With 32 years experience speaking and writing English. Tutored English as an Undergrad. A project manager in the US since 1992.

Answer 2

flip flop在美國還有夾腳拖(海灘拖鞋)的意思喔

= P

額外提供您一點小訊息

Answer 3

幾種媒體報導上常見的正式說法，如果是講某某政府官員或某某政府部會，常見：

「政策搖擺不定」

「毒奶政策搖擺　林芳郁請辭獲准」←報導標題實例

視整體上下文，也可用「某某政策舉棋不定」，某某官員「出爾反爾」等...很多成語都可以活用，看是要寫較正式的文章或是口語。

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