A cop-out is something you do or say so you can dodge a duty, a hard question, or a real answer. “Blaming the weather is a cop-out” means that excuse is too easy; you are not facing the thing. It is informal, a bit sharp, the kind of thing a friend or a teacher says when they expected more honesty. You would not put it in a very formal letter.

A cop-outcop-out is something you do or say so you can dodge a duty, a hard question, or a real answer是指你做或說些什麼，好躲開責任、難題或真正的答案。“Blaming the weather is a cop-out”「怪天氣是一種cop-out」 means that excuse is too easy意思是這個藉口太簡單了; you are not facing the thing代表你沒有真正面對問題。It is informal這是口語用法, a bit sharp語氣有點尖銳, the kind of thing a friend or a teacher says when they expected more honesty是朋友或老師在期待你更誠實時會說的話。You would not put it in a very formal letter你不會把它用在很正式的信件裡。

The noun comes from the phrasal verb cop out: “Don’t cop out on us” means don’t back away. In writing, the verb is two words (cop out); the noun is usually hyphenated (cop-out). Though actually people sometimes write it as one word, copout; the hyphenated form is the tidy one.

The noun comes from the phrasal verb cop out這個名詞來自片語動詞cop out: “Don't cop out on us”「不要對我們臨陣退縮」 means don't back away意思是不要打退堂鼓。In writing在書寫時, the verb is two words (cop out)動詞要寫成兩個字; the noun is usually hyphenated (cop-out)名詞通常要加連字號。Though actually不過其實 people sometimes write it as one word, copout有時候人們也會寫成一個字copout; the hyphenated form is the tidy one但加連字號的寫法比較工整。