namby-pamby

From Longman Dictionary of Contemporary Englishnamby-pambynam‧by-pam‧by /ˌnæmbi ˈpæmbi◂/ adjective informal DECIDEWEAKtoo weak and gentle and not strict or tough enough For some people soccer has a reputation as a rather namby-pamby sport. —namby-pamby noun [countable]Examples from the Corpusnamby-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

单词	namby-pamby
释义	namby-pamby From Longman Dictionary of Contemporary Englishnamby-pambynam‧by-pam‧by /ˌnæmbi ˈpæmbi◂/ adjective informal DECIDEWEAKtoo weak and gentle and not strict or tough enough For some people soccer has a reputation as a rather namby-pamby sport. —namby-pamby noun [countable]Examples from the Corpusnamby-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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