namby-pamby

a. 无病呻吟的, 矫饰的, 性格软弱的
n. 无病呻吟的诗文(或言语), 矫饰, 娇媚, 性格软弱的人

名词复数:namby-pambies 

nam.by-pam.by

adj.（形容词）
Insipid and sentimental.
乏味的，伤感的
Lacking vigor or decisiveness; spineless.
无生气的：毫无生气的或矫揉造作的；懦弱的
n.（名词）
【复数】 nam.by-pam.bies
One that is insipid, sentimental, or weak.
易感伤的人：缺乏生气，矫揉造作或虚弱的人

来源：
After Namby-Pamby , a satire on the poetry of Ambrose Philips ('74-749) by Henry Carey ('87ô-743)
源自 Namby-Pamby ，针对安布罗斯·菲利普斯（'74-749年）的诗歌的讽刺，由亨利·凯瑞（'87ô-743年）著

<注释>We are being very literary when we call someone anamby-pamby. This word is derived from the name of Ambrose Philips,a little-known poet who wrote verse that incurred the sharp ridicule of two other 8th-century poets, Alexander Pope and his friend Henry Carey.Their ridicule, inspired by political differences and literary rivalry,actually had little to do with the quality of Philips`s poetry.In poking fun at some children`s verse written by Philips,Carey used the nicknameNamby Pamby : .So the Nurses get by Heart Namby Pamby`s Little Rhimes..Pope then used the name in the 733 edition of his satirical epicThe Dunciad. The first part of Carey`s coinage came fromAmby, or Ambrose. Pamby repeated the sound and formbut added the initial of Philips`s name.Such a process of repetition is called reduplication.After being popularized by Pope,namby-pamby went on to be used generally for people or things that are insipid, sentimental, or weak.
当我们评价某人namby-pamby 时，就显得文学性很强。 这个单词源于安布罗斯·菲利普斯的名字，这个小有名气的诗人写的作品曾遭8世纪另两名诗人，亚历山大·波普和他的朋友亨利·凯瑞尖锐的批评，他们的批评出于政治观点的不同及文学竞争，事实上与菲利普斯的诗的性质并无多大关系。在取笑攻击菲利普斯写的一些孩子们的诗时，凯瑞用绰号Namby Pamby ： .所以护士们的芳心被Namby Pamby的小酸诗打动了.。波普接着在他733年的讽刺长诗群愚史诗 中沿用此名。 凯瑞所创造的新词的前一部分来自Amby 或 Ambrose。 Pamby 重复了其声音及形式，但加上了菲利普斯的首字母。这种重复过程叫做重复。当namby-pampy 被波普推广后，人们逐渐用它表示乏味的、伤感的或虚弱的人或物