| 单词 | namby-pambies |
| 释义 | namby-pambies in British Englishplural noun namby-pamby namby-pamby in British English (ˌnæmbɪˈpæmbɪ) adjective 1. sentimental or prim in a weak insipid way namby-pamby manners 2. clinging, feeble, or spineless a namby-pamby child nounWord forms: plural -bies 3. a person who is namby-pamby Word origin C18: a nickname of Ambrose Phillips (died 1749), whose pastoral verse was ridiculedfor being insipid |
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