doughface

n. 假面具, 面具

词形变化

doughfaces 复数 doughfaces

释义与例句

n.
  1. 1.

    A person, especially a politician, who is perceived to be pliable or moldable.

    贬义
  2. 2.

    A person, especially a politician, who is perceived to be pliable or moldable.

    In particular, in the antebellum United States, a Northerner who espoused sympathies with the Southern Slave Power, especially a Northern Democrat who was more allied with the ideology of Southern Democrats than that of the majority of Northerners.

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  3. 3.

    A face that resembles dough in its appearance or color; a face that is bloated, pale or plump.

    过时 贬义 废旧

词源

From dough + face.

来源：wiktionary