[字彙] fulsome (a) 過分恭維、感謝的

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情感過分流露的時候，比如說過分恭維或是過分感謝、過分道歉時，英文要怎麼說呢？聽聽今天這個單字 fulsome 吧... http://sovereignty.pixnet.net/blog/post/26736342 fulsome PRONUNCIATION: (FUL-suhm) MEANING: adjective: 1. Effusive; lavish. 2. Excessive to the point of being offensive. ETYMOLOGY: A combination of the words full and -some (having a particular quality). NOTES: Does the word fulsome have a positive connotation or negative? Depends on whom you ask. The word started out in mid 13th century as a straightforward, unambiguous word to describe abundance. By the 17th century, it had acquired a deprecatory sense, as in the second sense listed above. Then, again, it went around the bend and in the 20th century the positive sense of the word become more common. Language purists continue to stick with the second sense, while others use the word in its first sense. What to do? Avoid it, unless context is clear, as in the two usage examples below. USAGE: "Dacres offered Hull fulsome compliments on the courage and performance of his men." Ian W. Toll; Blood Brothers; The Economist (London, UK); Nov 4, 2006. "One tires of the fulsome endorsement, the blizzard of exclamation points, the arch locutions." Daniel Aaron; Belle du Jour; The New Republic (Washington, DC); Feb 2, 1998. ----------- effusive (a) 情感過分流露的 (名詞型 effusion) deprecatory (a) 不贊同的 (動詞型 deprecate) blizzard (n) 大量惱人的事物 (原意: 暴風雪) arch (a) (語調) 調皮淘氣的 locution (n) 語言風格 -- ※ 發信站: 批踢踢實業坊(ptt.cc) ◆ From: 111.240.26.156