单词 | nimby |
释义 | nimby (nɪmbi ) also Nimby also NIMBY adjective [usually ADJECTIVE noun] If you say that someone has a nimby attitude, you are criticizing them because they do not want something such as a new road, housing estate, or prison built near to where they live. Nimby is an abbreviation for 'not in my backyard'. [informal, disapproval] ...the usual nimby protests from local residents. |
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