naff

From Longman Dictionary of Contemporary Englishnaffnaff1 /næf/ adjective British English informal TASTE IN CLOTHES, MUSIC ETCsomething that is naff seems silly, especially because it is unfashionable or shows a lack of good taste → tacky a really naff film Babur says the uniform makes him look naff.Examples from the Corpusnaff• Don't wear that shirt with those slacks -- it looks naff.• Most people think taking a package holiday in Bognor is really naff.• That could be five or fifty-five, and they could be nice or naff.• Almost as naff as Pete's pudding-bowl haircut.• He could not say that the garage was macho and Pricewell's was naff, because she would tease him again.• Its a bit naff but close to the ground and good for parking.• They now rely less on naff novelties and more on structure and nuance, while still retaining an Alec Gilroy-sense of showbiz.• Tudor Davies's script has the style of an authentically naff pre-1914 original, up-dated by a sharper intelligence.naffnaff2 verb → naff offOrigin naff1 (1900-2000) Perhaps from Scottish English nyaff “unpleasant person” naff2 (1900-2000) Perhaps from eff “f”, a way of avoiding saying fuck

单词	naff
释义	naff From Longman Dictionary of Contemporary Englishnaffnaff1 /næf/ adjective British English informal TASTE IN CLOTHES, MUSIC ETCsomething that is naff seems silly, especially because it is unfashionable or shows a lack of good taste → tacky a really naff film Babur says the uniform makes him look naff.Examples from the Corpusnaff• Don't wear that shirt with those slacks -- it looks naff.• Most people think taking a package holiday in Bognor is really naff.• That could be five or fifty-five, and they could be nice or naff.• Almost as naff as Pete's pudding-bowl haircut.• He could not say that the garage was macho and Pricewell's was naff, because she would tease him again.• Its a bit naff but close to the ground and good for parking.• They now rely less on naff novelties and more on structure and nuance, while still retaining an Alec Gilroy-sense of showbiz.• Tudor Davies's script has the style of an authentically naff pre-1914 original, up-dated by a sharper intelligence.naffnaff2 verb → naff offOrigin naff1 (1900-2000) Perhaps from Scottish English nyaff “unpleasant person” naff2 (1900-2000) Perhaps from eff “f”, a way of avoiding saying fuck
随便看	Magyar maha mahaime maharaja maharajah maharani maharishi Maharishi Mahesh Yogi Maharishi Mahesh Yogi, the maharsi mahat Mahathir bin Mohamad mahatma Mahatma Mahayana Mahdi Mahdi, the Mahfouz Mahfouz, Naguib mahiz mahjong Mahler Mahler, Gustav Mahmoud mahogani