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单词 pabulum
释义

Definition of pabulum in English:

pabulum

(also pablum)
noun ˈpabjʊləm
mass nounliterary
  • Bland or insipid intellectual matter, entertainment, etc.

    平淡无味的精神食粮(或娱乐等);供消遣而无实际价值的东西

    Example sentencesExamples
    • The album continues in that vein, reminding listeners that aggressive, well-produced rock doesn't have to sound like Top 40 pabulum.
    • I think what documentary filmmakers do is make an attempt - and non-fiction writing does this as well - to actually provide some understanding of the world, not just information and not just pabulum, but understanding.
    • It's telling the truth instead of political pabulum.
    • In return, we can do a better job of sorting out the human from the heroic, history from mythology, patriotic pabulum from more satiating analysis, even - dare we try?
    • Facts are the pabulum of a scientific investigation.
    Synonyms
    food, food and drink, fare, cooking, cuisine, sustenance, nutriment, nourishment, nutrition

Origin

Mid 17th century (in the sense 'food'): from Latin, from the stem of pascere 'to feed'.

Rhymes

incunabulum
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