namby-pamby

['næmbi'pæmbi]

adj. 感伤的, 矫饰的
n. 矫饰, 感伤的人

例句与用法：

Don't be such a namby-pamby!

别那麽千愁万虑的！

词形变化：

名词复数: namby-pambies |

a.

1. 感伤的; 矫饰的

2. 软弱的; 娘娘腔的

n.

1. 感伤; 矫饰的文章(或感情)

2. 性格软弱的人

namby-pamby

名词复数：namby-pambies

词形变化：

名词复数: namby-pambies |

namby-pamby[,næmbi'pæmbi]adj.1.■柔弱感伤的，无病呻吟的；浮华的，华而不实的；做作的；无生气的2.■性格软弱的，婆婆妈妈的3.■无切实办法的，欠果断的；纤弱的n.1.■感伤的人2.■无病呻吟(或感伤)的诗(或散文)3.■感伤(或矫饰)的情感变形n.namby-pambies

1. lacking energy, strength, or courage; feeble or effeminate in behaviour or expression
   软弱无力的；婆婆妈妈的；矫饰的，做作的
   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。
   

1. a feeble or effeminate person
   性格软弱的人；婆婆妈妈的人
   

1. mid 18th cent.: fanciful formation based on the given name of Ambrose Philips (died 1749), an English writer whose pastorals were ridiculed by Carey and Pope
   

namby-pamby

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

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