单词 | lip-service |
释义 | ˈlip-service [See lip n. 6 a (b).] Service of the lip; service that is proffered but not performed.
1644Direct. Publ. Worship Pref. 2 Pleasing themselves in their lip-service in bearing a part in it. 1825J. Neal Bro. Jonathan I. 419 No lip-service for me. 1850S. Dobell Roman i. Poet. Wks. 1875 I. 15 They..subdued the world And with superior scorn heard its lip-service. 1891Hall Caine Scapegoat xiv, People who had showed him lip-service when he was thought to be rich. So ˌlip-ˈserver, one whose service is in profession only.
1860All Year Round No. 44. 419 Such a noisy lip-server as that pauper. |

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