There's room for improvement
Neutral Polite
What it really means
Polite feedback that often means the work is not good enough yet. Teachers and managers use it to soften criticism. The bigger the room, the more work is usually needed.
Chinese explanation
常见的委婉反馈，往往表示成果还不够好。老师和上司用它来软化批评。所谓的"提升空间"越大，要改的通常越多。
Example conversation
A: How was my presentation?
B: There's room for improvement — shall we go through it together?
A：我的展示讲得怎么样？
B：还有提升空间——我们一起过一遍好吗？
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