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单词 wishy-washy
释义
wishy-washywish‧y-wash‧y /ˈwɪʃi ˌwɒʃi $ -ˌwɒːʃi, -ˌwɑːʃi/ adjective informal Word Origin
WORD ORIGINwishy-washy
Origin:
1600-1700 washy ‘thin, watery’ (16-20 centuries), from wash
Examples
EXAMPLES FROM OTHER DICTIONARIES
  • Brown has been criticized for being wishy-washy on political reform.
EXAMPLES FROM THE CORPUS
  • He loves to bully and to unleash his hounds on what he sees as the snooty, wishy-washy liberal establishment.
  • I've no time for all that wishy-washy muddled thinking!
  • The group is too wishy-washy an entity.
1someone who is wishy-washy does not have firm or clear ideas and seems unable to decide what they want – used to show disapproval:  a bunch of wishy-washy liberals2colours that are wishy-washy are pale and unexciting, not strong or dark – used to show disapproval
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