namby-pamby 详细解释

namby-pamby

['næmbi'pæmbi]

adj. 感伤的, 矫饰的
n. 矫饰, 感伤的人

词形变化

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英英释义

名词 namby-pamby:

an insipid weakling who is foolishly sentimental

形容词 namby-pamby:

weak in willpower, courage or vitality

同义词:gutless, spineless, wishy-washy

补充

namby-pambynamby-pamby英:[ˈnæmbiˈpæmbi] 美:[ˌnæmbiˈpæmbi]adj.1.感伤的,矫饰的n.1.矫饰,感伤的人

例句

1. these weren't namby-pamby fights, but brutal affairs where heads hit the sidewalk.这些不是摆摆样子的打斗,而是野蛮的大打出手,真有人被打倒在地。 2. namby-pamby politicians软弱的从政者 3. namby-pamby treatment of criminals对罪犯优柔寡断的处置