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

adj

Something is twee if it's a little too cute or overly adorable. A children's book that is sweet and sentimental, illustrated with squirrels in little dresses, could be described as twee.

You could call a flowery hat twee, or describe an elaborate tea party, complete with lacy napkins, fancy silverware, and dressed-up guests, as twee. The word is traditionally British, and its original meaning could have described a dollhouse: "tiny, dainty, or miniature." Much as tummy comes from stomach, twee stems from the (overly adorable) way a child might pronounce the word sweet.

WORD FAMILY

twee: tweely, tweer

USAGE EXAMPLES

It's remarkable how relatively difficult it is to escape the twee and expensively meticulous these days.

New York Times(Dec 27, 2016)

He twee, "China is our enemy, they want to destroy us."

BBC(Dec 11, 2016)

Unfortunately, director Deena Selenow fails to smooth over the plot irregularities in a ponderously paced staging that unfailingly emphasizes the twee.

Los Angeles Times(Nov 25, 2016)

adj affectedly dainty or refined

Syn

dainty, mincing, niminy-piminy, prim
refined

(used of persons and their behavior) cultivated and genteel

单词	twee
释义	twee (once / 38127 pages) adj Something is twee if it's a little too cute or overly adorable. A children's book that is sweet and sentimental, illustrated with squirrels in little dresses, could be described as twee. You could call a flowery hat twee, or describe an elaborate tea party, complete with lacy napkins, fancy silverware, and dressed-up guests, as twee. The word is traditionally British, and its original meaning could have described a dollhouse: "tiny, dainty, or miniature." Much as tummy comes from stomach, twee stems from the (overly adorable) way a child might pronounce the word sweet. WORD FAMILY twee: tweely, tweer USAGE EXAMPLES It's remarkable how relatively difficult it is to escape the twee and expensively meticulous these days. New York Times(Dec 27, 2016) He twee, "China is our enemy, they want to destroy us." BBC(Dec 11, 2016) Unfortunately, director Deena Selenow fails to smooth over the plot irregularities in a ponderously paced staging that unfailingly emphasizes the twee. Los Angeles Times(Nov 25, 2016) adj affectedly dainty or refined Syn dainty, mincing, niminy-piminy, prim refined (used of persons and their behavior) cultivated and genteel
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