weaksauce

发音

UK /ˈwiːksɔːs/
AU
US /ˈwikˌsɔs/
US /-ˌsɑs/

词形变化

weaksauces 复数 weaksauces

别名

weak sauce

释义与例句

n.
  1. 1.

    Someone or something that is lacking in interest or substance.

    可数 比喻 非正式 不可数
  2. 2.

    The quality or state of lacking in interest or substance; boringness, disappointment.

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  3. 3.

    Synonym of weak tea (“weak or feeble arguments, efforts, or proposals”).

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adj.
  1. 1.

    Lacking in interest or substance; boring, disappointing, lackluster.

    比喻 非正式

词源

PIE word *sḗh₂l From weak (adjective) + sauce (noun), referring to a sauce that lacks flavour. By surface analysis, weak + -sauce (suffix used to add emphasis to adjectives).

来源：wiktionary