英语词汇“namby-pambyness”的英英意思、用法、释义、翻译、读音、例句、短语、词组-英语词典

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ˈnamby-ˈpambyness

ˈnamby-ˈpambyness n. the quality of being namby-pamby; weak sentimentality.

ΘΚΠ

society > leisure > the arts > literature > style of language or writing > weakness or feebleness > [noun] > feeble sentimentality

namby-pambyness1823

namby-pambyism1834

1823 Sporting Mag. May 126/2 Prejudiced as I am, against the usual namby-pamby-ness of performances in water-colours [etc.].

1871 ‘G. Eliot’ Let. 15 Dec. (1955) V. 226 That keepsakey, impossible face..which has been engraved for the Life in all it [sic] odious namby-pambyness beautification.

1914 Unity (Chicago) 23 Apr. 123/1 What these ladies lack is more hard sense and less soft sense; more robustness and less namby-pamby-ness.

2014 M.-H. Bertino 2 A.M. at Cat's Pajamas 114 Georgie's oblivion, Bella's selfobsession, Michael's namby-pamby-ness.

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单词	namby-pambyness
释义	> as lemmas ˈnamby-ˈpambyness ˈnamby-ˈpambyness n. the quality of being namby-pamby; weak sentimentality. ΘΚΠ society > leisure > the arts > literature > style of language or writing > weakness or feebleness > [noun] > feeble sentimentality namby-pambyness1823 namby-pambyism1834 1823 Sporting Mag. May 126/2 Prejudiced as I am, against the usual namby-pamby-ness of performances in water-colours [etc.]. 1871 ‘G. Eliot’ Let. 15 Dec. (1955) V. 226 That keepsakey, impossible face..which has been engraved for the Life in all it [sic] odious namby-pambyness beautification. 1914 Unity (Chicago) 23 Apr. 123/1 What these ladies lack is more hard sense and less soft sense; more robustness and less namby-pamby-ness. 2014 M.-H. Bertino 2 A.M. at Cat's Pajamas 114 Georgie's oblivion, Bella's selfobsession, Michael's namby-pamby-ness. extracted from namby-pambyadj.n. < as lemmas
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