fulsome
英 ['f?ls(?)m]
美['f?ls?m]
- adj. 令人生厭的；過度的
GRE暢通詞匯
詞態變化
副詞:?fulsomely;
中文詞源
fulsome 過分恭維的
來自full, 滿的。-some, 形容詞后綴。原義為充滿的，大量的，后詞義貶義化。
英文詞源
- fulsome (adj.)
- mid-13c., "abundant, plentiful," Middle English compound of ful "full" (see full (adj.)) + -som "to a considerable degree" (see -some (1)). Perhaps a case of ironic understatement. Sense extended to "plump, well-fed" (mid-14c.), then "arousing disgust" (similar to the feeling of having over-eaten), late 14c. Via the sense of "causing nausea" it came to be used of language, "offensive to taste or good manners" (early 15c.); especially "excessively flattering" (1660s). Since the 1960s, however, it commonly has been used in its original, favorable sense, especially in fulsome praise. Related: Fulsomely; fulsomeness.
雙語例句
- 1. Her advice includes perfectly true but rather fulsome pearls of wisdom.
- 她的建議中有完全正確的金玉良言，但有過于恭維之嫌。
來自柯林斯例句
- 2. He was fulsome in his praise of the Prime Minister.
- 他稱贊首相時有溢美之詞。
來自《權威詞典》
- 3. They tried to please him with fulsome compliments and extravagant gifts.
- 他們想用溢美之詞和奢華的禮品來取悅他.
來自《簡明英漢詞典》
- 4. Newspapers have been fulsome in their praise of the former president.
- 報紙上對前總統都是些溢美之詞。
來自辭典例句
- 5. He was too fulsome in his praise.
- 他的贊美太虛假.
來自辭典例句