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Glib 英[Glɪb 美[ɡlɪb Adj.<贬>(演讲者或演讲)油腔滑调的;不诚恳的;未经思考的;肤浅的 Adj Graded 轻率的;随便说出口的 Describe Disapprove

单词 glib
音标
英[glɪb] 美[ɡlɪb]
解释
adj.<贬>(演讲者或演讲)油腔滑调的;不诚恳的;未经思考的;肤浅的;
例句

ADJ-GRADED
轻率的;随便说出口的
If you describe what someone says as glib, you disapprove of it because it implies that something is simple or easy, or that there are no problems involved, when this is not the case.
例:...the glib talk of 'past misery'...对“昔日苦难”的轻描淡写
例:Mr. Lewis takes an insufferably glib attitude toward it all.刘易斯先生对这一切不以为意,令人厌恶。
变形
adv:glibly~

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