| 释义 |
glib
I. \ˈglib\ noun
(-s)
Etymology: Irish Gaelic
: a mass of hair worn thickly matted so as to overhang the forehead and eyes and constituting a manner of hair arrangement at one time customary among the men of Ireland
II. adjective
(usually glibber usually glibbest)
Etymology: probably modification of Low German glibberig slippery, from Middle Low German glibberich
1. archaic : having a smooth or slippery surface
< the snow lies glib as glass — Robert Browning >
2.
a. : marked by lack of constraint, stiffness, or formality : free and easy : unforced, casual, nonchalant
< the glib congeniality of college life >
< glib manners >
b.
(1) : marked by little or no forethought or preparation : offhand, unstudied, impromptu
< quick glib answers >
< an account which poured from her lips with such glib alacrity that it might have been memorized — Erle Stanley Gardner >
(2) : marked by hastiness and lack of requisite forethought and preparation : unthinking, unreflecting
< jumping to glib conclusions >
c.
(1) : lacking depth and substance : superficial, shallow, empty
< glib generalizations >
(2) : too easily arrived at and basically inadequate : pat
< mouthing glib solutions to the problem >
(3) : too easily made, done, or produced : slick
< a glib frothy comedy >
< turning out one glib book after another >
< the tale is glib, preposterous — Anthony Boucher >
3.
a. : characterized by a propensity for, ability to use, or production of a smooth ready flow of words : voluble
< a glib tongue >
< a glib speaker >
especially : facile in the use of words to a degree indicative of superficiality, trickery, or deceitfulness
< a glib writer on economics >
< glib politicians >
b. : spoken or written in an overly smooth easy manner
< glib phrases >
Synonyms: see vocal
III. transitive verb
(glibbed ; glibbed ; glibbing ; glibs)
archaic : to make smooth or slippery : lubricate; especially : to cause (as the tongue) to move freely as if by oiling
IV. transitive verb
(glibbed ; glibbed ; glibbing ; glibs)
Etymology: probably alteration of lib
obsolete : castrate |