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.
雙語(yǔ)例句
1. Her advice includes perfectly true but rather fulsome pearls of wisdom.
她的建議中有完全正確的金玉良言，但有過(guò)于恭維之嫌。
來(lái)自柯林斯例句
2. He was fulsome in his praise of the Prime Minister.
他稱(chēng)贊首相時(shí)有溢美之詞。
來(lái)自《權(quán)威詞典》
3. They tried to please him with fulsome compliments and extravagant gifts.
他們想用溢美之詞和奢華的禮品來(lái)取悅他.
來(lái)自《簡(jiǎn)明英漢詞典》
4. Newspapers have been fulsome in their praise of the former president.