Word familynounliarlie detectorlierlieadjectivelyingadverblyingly
ˌwhite ˈlie noun [countableC] informal
LIE/TELL A LIEa lie that you tell someone in order to protect them or avoid hurting their feelings 善意的谎话;无伤大雅的谎言
Examples from the Corpus
white lie• Do you get just a little sort of tap for a white lie but minced up for murder?• What's the harm of a white lie if it will make her feel better?• Why hadn't she told a white lie and claimed she had a licence?• What did it matter, a little white lie like that?