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nice-nellyism

/nahys-nel-ee-iz-uhm/US // ˈnaɪsˈnɛl iˌɪz əm //

尼尔利主义

Definitions

n.名词 noun
  1. 1
    • : excessive modesty; prudishness.
    • : a euphemism: an evasive style of writing, full of circumlocutions and nice-nellyisms.

Examples

  • From there we took the train to Nice, France, but the French border control caught us and sent us back to Italy.

  • Another beautiful Eminor number, with a nice shift up to the major for the chorus.

  • Champagne, which is also acidic, offers a nice complement to anything from tuna tartare to beef bourguignon.

  • And there are a few nice things buried beneath the rubble that I could use in my apartment.

  • It was also nice to have a place where my family and friends could see what was going on in my life.

  • There is more of artfulness in the flatteries which appear to involve a calculating intention to say the nice agreeable thing.

  • I don't care, it ain't nice, and I wonder aunt brought us to such a place.

  • And right after that, some nice sour milk would come splashing down into the trough of the pen.

  • The boy backed away from him, and stood a little distance off, holding out a nice, juicy potato this time.

  • "I don't think that is a very nice taste," said Davy, beginning to feel very uneasy.