namby-pamby
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n. 性格软弱的人；矫饰
adj. 矫饰的；感伤的
adj.
感伤的，矫饰的；
n.
矫饰，感伤的人；
变形
复数：namby-pambies
英英释义
namby-pamby[ ,næmbi'pæmbi ]
n.an insipid weakling who is foolishly sentimental
adj.weak in willpower, courage or vitality
同义词：gutlessspinelesswishy-washy
双语例句
Don't be such a namby-pamby!
别那麽千愁万虑的！
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namby-pamby: [18] Namby-pamby originated in the early 18th century as a derisive nickname for the English poet Ambrose Philips (1674– 1749), who wrote feebly sentimental pastorals (‘Dimply damsel, sweetly smiling’ gives something of their flavour). They appear to have got on the nerves particularly of his contemporary, the author Henry Carey (?1687– 1741), who is credited with coining the nickname (based, of course, on the first syllable of Philip’s forename). The first record of its use as a general term comes from 1745.
namby-pamby (adj.)
"weakly sentimental, insipidly pretty," 1745, from satiric nickname of English poet Ambrose Philips (1674-1749) mocking his sentimental pastorals addressed to infant members of the nobility. Used first in 1726 in a farce credited to Carey. Related: Namby-pambical.
1. It is a clinic, not a spa: there's no namby-pamby faffing around with rose petals and whale music.
它是一家诊所，而不是一个水疗吧：没有矫柔感伤地在玫瑰花瓣和鲸鱼音乐环绕之下无事瞎忙。
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2. There’s no namby-pamby faffing around with rose petals and whale music.
没有玫瑰花瓣和鲸鱼音乐的陪伴。
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3. Though immaculately clean and comfortable, and in a beautiful setting, it is a clinic, not a spa: there’s no namby-pamby faffing around with rose petals and whale music.
它虽然非常清洁舒 适，环境优美，毕竟是一家诊所，而不是一个水疗吧：没有矫柔感伤地在玫瑰花瓣和鲸鱼音乐环绕之下无事瞎忙的感觉。
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4. Rugby classes have kicked out of my five-year-old Freddie some of that namby-pamby “Can’t I stay in and watch Pop Girl?” stuff; even my daughter Emilia claims to enjoy it.
橄榄球已经被我那五岁的儿子佛雷迪完全踢到一边，还总是用可怜巴巴的“我不能待在家里看流行女孩吗？”之类的理由，甚至是我的女儿艾米丽亚也说更喜欢看那些节目。
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5. All this might sound a bit namby-pamby to pioneers like Sister Dong (who says that she hasn’t had a holiday for 20 years) and Zhang Yin (who boasts that: “My success came from my character”).
种种这些对于董姐（她称自己已经20年没休过假）以及张茵（她骄傲地称性格塑造了她的成功）来说，似乎太娇气了些。
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6. All this might sound a bit namby-pamby to pioneers like Sister Dong (who says that she hasn’t had a holiday for 20 years) and Zhang Yin (who boasts that: “My success came from my character”).
种种这些对于董姐（她称自己已经20年没休过假）以及张茵（她骄傲地称性格塑造了她的成功）来说，似乎太娇气了些。
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