namby-pamby
英 [ˌnæm.biˈpæm.bi]
美 [ˌnæm.biˈpæm.bi]
- n. 性格软弱的人；矫饰
- adj. 矫饰的；感伤的
记忆方法
将“namby-pamby”分解成两个部分记忆：“namby”和“pamby”。将“namby”想象成一个柔弱的小人，动作轻盈；“pamby”想象成更加温柔、依赖的母亲，照顾着“namby”。这样，“namby-pamby”就代表了一个脆弱、依赖的人或事物。
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中文词源
namby-pamby 多愁善感的
来自18世纪英国诗人Ambrose-Philips，因其经常写一些无病呻吟，多愁善感的诗，因此，别人就模仿他的名字取了这么一个绰号。
英语词源
- namby-pamby
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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.