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niminy-piminy

/ˈnɪm.ɪ.ni ˈpɪm.ɪ.ni/

翻译: 过时且带贬义的形容词,形容某人或某事物在行为或言谈上过分精致、矫揉造作或装腔作势。

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adjective

/ˈnɪm.ɪ.ni ˈpɪm.ɪ.ni/formalbritish已废弃
  • zh过时且带贬义的形容词,形容某人或某事物在行为或言谈上过分精致、矫揉造作或装腔作势。

An old-fashioned, derogatory adjective used to describe someone or something as overly refined, affected, or mincing in manner or speech.

  1. Affectedly dainty or refinedC2informalbritish

    Describing someone or something that is overly delicate, prim, or fussy in a way that seems artificial or pretentious.

    zh矫揉造作

    • His niminy-piminy manners at the dinner table annoyed the other guests.
    • She spoke in a niminy-piminy voice that didn't sound natural.
    • The decor was so niminy-piminy it felt like a dollhouse.

    同义词affecteddaintymincingoverrefinedpreciousprimprissy

    反义词carelesscoarsenaturalplainroughsimpleslovenlyunaffectedunpretentiousunrefined