empty suit

短语

发音

US

词形变化

empty suits 复数 empty suits

释义与例句

n.
  1. 1.

    An ineffective or incompetent person in a place of authority.

    贬义 习语 俚语 政治
  2. 2.

    A politician who has not fulfilled any campaign promises.

    政治

    John Doe is an empty suit running on an anti-populist platform.

词源

Derived from unfavorable observations that ineffective professionals are memorable only for their attire and not their accomplishments at the workplace. First use appears c. 1950 in the New York Times.

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