英语词汇“namby-pamby”的意思、释义、用法及双语翻译-时代网

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词汇	namby-pamby
释义	namby-pamby nam·by-pam·by /ˌnæmbi ˈpæmbi◂/ adjectiveadj informal DECIDEWEAKtoo weak and gentle and not strict or tough enough 软弱无力的；优柔寡断的 For some people soccer has a reputation as a rather namby-pamby sport. 对有些人来说，足球是一项有点婆婆妈妈的运动。 —namby-pamby noun [countableC] Examples from the Corpus namby-pamby• There are, after all, considerations of taste or, if that's too namby-pamby, of simple decency.• In the end, the Beast turns back into a namby-pamby prince. Origin namby-pamby (1700-1800) Name given to the English poet Ambrose Philips (1674-1749) to make fun of him
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