更加委婉地说What do you mean

• 油管链接：What do you mean

场合

• 随意 - 你在说什么啊？ （朋友之间，说"What do you mean"没问题!）
• 指责 - 你居然敢这么说？（对方的说法让你觉得很不开心, 这种场合说"What do you mean"就有指责的味道。）
  • Hey Maggie, I don't think you should be wearing that dress. It's not flattering on you. (这裙子，你穿不好看)
  • What do you mean? what do you mean by that? (你什么意思啊？你想说什么？)

更加委婉的说法

因此，当对同事或者上司说的话有疑惑，试试下面的说法：

• Let me understand what you mean. You are saying...
• I'm a bit confused. Could you walk me through that again?
• I'm still a bit unsure of what you are getting at. Could you be a little more specific? / Could you elaborate (on that)?
• I'm afraid i don't follow you. Could you clarify what you mean by that?