namby-pamby
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a. (形容詞 adjective)
1. 感傷的;矯飾的
2. 軟弱的;娘娘腔的
n. (名詞 noun)
1. 感傷;矯飾的文章(或感情)
2. 性格軟弱的人
The Columbia Guide to Standard American English
RHYMING COMPOUNDS
are catchy and surprisingly durable self-imitating words such as nitty-gritty, hanky-panky, hurdy-gurdy, namby-pamby, and itty-bitty. Of these, hurdy-gurdy is Standard; the others are slang, suitable mainly for Conversational and Informal use.
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