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wishy-washy

adj.缺乏力量或香味的,缺乏特点或决心的

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feeble  tame  meager  jejune  vapid  bland  lukewarm  dull  languid  enervated  monotonous  weak  wishy-washy  slight  lax    

wishy-washy


/'wɪʃɪ ,wɒʃɪ; [US] wɔ:ʃɪ; `wɪʃɪ,wɔʃɪ/
adj (usu derog 通常作贬义) weak or feeble in colour, characteristics, quality, etc (颜色、特徵、性质等)浅的, 淡的, 弱的
*a wishy-washy blue 淡淡的蓝色
* a wishy-washy liberal, ie one whose ideas are not clearly defined 一个稀里糊涂的自由主义者.

wishy-washy


adj informal
[Date: 1600-1700; Origin: washy 'thin, watery' (16-20 centuries), from wash]
someone who is wishy-washy does not have firm or clear ideas and seems unable to decide what they want - used to show disapproval
 a bunch of wishy-washy liberals
colours that are wishy-washy are pale and unexciting, not strong or dark - used to show disapproval