nimby

n. <美口>宁比

发音

其它 /ˈnɪm.bi/

词形变化

nimbies 复数 nimbies nimbys nimbys 复数 more nimby 比较级 most nimby 最高级

别名

Nimbyist NIMBY

释义与例句

n.
  1. 1.

    Someone who objects to the building of an undesirable structure in their neighborhood, especially in public policy debate.

    贬义

    politically correct green (as in vegetation) nimbies (may object to nuclear power plants, polluting factories, etc.)

    socially conservative brown (as in shirts) nimbies (may object to the building of jails, prisons, housing for ex-convicts, drinking or adult entertainment establishments)

    fiscally conservative green (as in money) nimbies (may object to the building of anything which may decrease preexisting property values)

adj.
  1. 1.

    Not wanting to have to deal with unpleasant or distasteful things near them.

    Their vote against measures to help refugees has been perceived by the socially conscious margin of society as a typically nimby attitude.

phr.
  1. 1.

    Not in my backyard (in objection to an undesirable structure built locally).

    英国 美国

词汇关系

名词

上位词 5

contestant dissident protester dissenter objector

词源

Acronym of not in my back yard. More at NIMBY.

来源：wiktionary