"simpleton, fool," 1590s, perhaps a misdivision of an innocent (see N for other examples), or from the pet form of the proper name Innocent, with sense influenced by the name's literal meaning. There may be some influence in the word of Italian ninno "baby, child."
雙語(yǔ)例句
1. Some ninny has taken a fancy to the mother.
一定有一個(gè)冤桶愛(ài)上了她的媽.
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2. She's a pale - faced , mealy - mouthed ninny. And I hate her.
她是一個(gè)說(shuō)話拐彎抹角的青面傻瓜, 我討厭她.
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3. SCARLETT: Melanie Hamilton! She's a pale - faced mealy - mouthed ninny and I hate her.