Velvet glove
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天鹅绒手套, 天鹅绒之手
a very friendly and gentle manner that is used to hide one's firm determination or ruthless mindset
Idiom
Informal
例子
He may appear to rule with a velvet glove, but he is really quite cruel.
他可能看起来用天鹅绒手套统治，但实际上他相当残忍。
It is no longer exercising power through velvet gloves.
它不再通过天鹅绒手套行使权力。
