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单词 namby-pambyish
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namby-pamby /namˈbi-pamˈbi/ (derogatory)

adjective
  1. Lacking strength of character or (masculine) vigour, feeble
  2. (of writing, etc) prettily or sentimentally childish
noun (pl namˈby-pamˈbies)
  1. Namby-pamby writing or talk
  2. A namby-pamby person
ORIGIN: Nickname given to Ambrose Philips (1674–1749), whose simple odes to children were despised by 18c Tories

namˈby-pamˈbical adjective

namˈby-pamˈbiness noun

namˈby-pamˈbyish adjective

namˈby-pamˈbyism noun

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