namby-pamby
词源说明
From the poem Namby-Pamby (1726) by Henry Carey, a satire on the sentimental pastorals of the poet Ambrose Phillips. The word is a satirical distortion of Phillips' name.
释义
形容词adjective
- 1Insipid and sentimental.
- 2Lacking vigor or decisiveness; spineless; wishy-washy.
名词noun
- 1One who is insipid, sentimental, or weak.
- 2Talk or writing which is weakly sentimental or affectedly pretty.
动词verb
- 1To coddle.