不是这项提议毫无价值，而是它来得太晚了。
It is not that the proposal lacks merit; it is that it comes too late.
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不是这项提议毫无价值，而是它来得太晚了。
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Back to My Words
ZH · C2 · LEARN
Controlling rhetorical nuance
Understand each item before testing yourself. Choose honestly whether it already feels familiar or needs practice.
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Practice this topic in Chinese: Controlling rhetorical nuance.
不是这项提议毫无价值，而是它来得太晚了。
PhraseIt is not that the proposal lacks merit; it is that it comes too late.
不是这项提议毫无价值，而是它来得太晚了。
把这称为谨慎，至少可以说是相当宽容的。
PhraseCalling it caution is, to say the least, generous.
把这称为谨慎，至少可以说是相当宽容的。
表面上的让步实际上加重了批评。
WordThe apparent concession actually intensifies the criticism.
表面上的让步实际上加重了批评。
如果想让语气更中性，我会删去这种隐含的讽刺。
PhraseIf I wanted to neutralise the tone, I would remove that implicit irony.
如果想让语气更中性，我会删去这种隐含的讽刺。
如果想加强语气，我会保留最后一点之前的停顿。
PhraseIf I wanted to reinforce it, I would keep the pause before the final point.
如果想加强语气，我会保留最后一点之前的停顿。