fulsome
fulsome 英 [ˈfʊlsəm] 美 [ˈfʊlsəm]
adj. 令人生厌的；过度的
Her praise for the President is fulsome, and aides say the relationship with Obama really — really — is strong. 她对总统的溢美之词令人生厌，助手们也表示她与奥巴马的关系的确牢不可破。
- Compliments usually make you feel pretty good, but fulsome compliments, which are exaggerated and usually insincere, may have the opposite effect.
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- adj. 令人生厌的；过度的
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1. Her praise for the President is fulsome, and aides say the relationship with Obama really — really — is strong.
她对总统的溢美之词令人生厌，助手们也表示她与奥巴马的关系的确牢不可破。
- 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.
ful·some / ˈfʊlsəm ; NAmE ˈfʊlsəm / adjective ( disapproving) too generous in praising or thanking sb, or in saying sorry, so that you do not sound sincere 过分恭维的；谄媚的；感谢过头的 ◆ a fulsome apology 低三下四的道歉 ◆ He was fulsome in his praise of the Prime Minister. 他称赞首相时有溢美之词。 ▶ ful·some·ly / ˈfʊlsəmli ; NAmE ˈfʊlsəmli / adverb ful·some / ˈfʊlsəm ; NAmE ˈfʊlsəm / ful·some·ly / ˈfʊlsəmli ; NAmE ˈfʊlsəmli /
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