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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]
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