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单词 nice-nellyism
释义 nice-nellyism
 /nuys"nel"ee iz'euhm/,  n.  
  1. excessive modesty; prudishness.
  2. a euphemism: an evasive style of writing, full of circumlocutions and nice-nellyisms.
 Also, nice-Nellyism.
 [1935-40; NICE NELLY + -ISM]
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