I don't want to sound/be ..., but ...but ... I don’t want to sound/be ... used to be polite when you are going to tell someone something that may upset them 我不想显得…，不过… I don’t want to sound rude, but I think you’ve had too much to drink. 我不想显得无礼，不过你已经喝得太多了。
→ I don’t want to sound/be ..., but ... at want1(5)