nodding terms 不太了解某人或某一主题

【讲解】

此语多用be on nodding terms with的形式，意为“不太了解某人或某一主题”。也可写成 have a nodding acquaintance with，nodding作为形容词，除了“点头的”之外，还有“下垂的，昏昏欲睡的”之意。

【对话】

A:I think you're from the same school.
A:我想你们俩是同校的吧？
B:Yeah. I heard of him years ago.
B:是的，我几年前就听说过他。
A:He's doing a project with my company now.I need an objective evaluation of him.
A:他现在正在和我的公司合作开发一个项目，我想听听对他的客观评价。
B:I see. but I don't really know what he's like. We're only on nodding terms.
B:我明白，可是我真的不知道他的为人如何，我们只是点头之交而已。