glib

Word family

glib /ɡlɪb/ adjectiveadj

1 BELIEVEsaid easily and without thinking about all the problems involved – used to show disapproval 随口说出的〔含贬义〕

glib generalizations

轻率的归纳

2 PERSUADEspeaking easily but without thinking carefully – used to show disapproval 信口开河的，巧舌如簧的〔含贬义〕

glib politicians

巧舌如簧的政客

—glibly adverbadv

—glibness noun [uncountableU]

Examples from the Corpus

glib• I know this will sound glib, but don't pretend you aren't feeling what you feel.• The doctor made some glib comment about my headaches being "just stress."• All of those glib egotistical talk show hosts annoy me.• Some of them, sadly, are glib, glossy reports which do the client companies few favours.• We're being rather glib here.• This is a false and counterproductive approach; it is to true open-mindedness what glib moral relativism is to genuine tolerance.• When women do confront sexism, the glib reply is often that it is a joke.

Origin glib

(1500-1600) Probably from Low German glibberig “slippery”

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