单词	namby-pamby
释义	namby-pambynam‧by-pam‧by /ˌnæmbi ˈpæmbi◂/ adjective informal Word Origin WORD ORIGINnamby-pamby Origin: 1700-1800 Name given to the English poet Ambrose Philips (1674-1749) to make fun of him Examples EXAMPLES FROM OTHER DICTIONARIES In the end, the Beast turns back into a namby-pamby prince. EXAMPLES FROM THE CORPUS There are, after all, considerations of taste or, if that's too namby-pamby, of simple decency. too weak and gentle and not strict or tough enough:  For some people soccer has a reputation as a rather namby-pamby sport.—namby-pamby noun [countable]
随便看	pregnant preheat prehensile preheritance prehistoric prehistory prejudge prejudgment prejudice prejudiced prejudicial prelate preliminary preliterate preload preloading pre-loved prelude premarital premature prematurely premed premeditated premeditation premenstrual

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