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twee

Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English 5++朗文当代英语 5++LDOCE 5++朗文 5++twee /twiː/ adjective British English  NICEvery pretty or perfect, in a way that you find silly or unpleasant 太花哨的;过分艳丽的;完美得过分的 She produced twee little flower paintings. 她画的是过于艳丽的花卉小作品。
Examples from the Corpus
tweeIn this his inventive energy makes Welch's more delicate line appear fussy and twee.It could be twee, but as we jump from image to image a dispassionate view of the world emerges.Indeed, Redcar is not pretty nor twee, but at least it is honest, down-to-earth and rejects shallow affection.A bit twee, I thought, for a prototype Yuppie like Jo.Alternately manic and twee, it has, instead, only the ugliness of wilfully arrested adolescence.The stuff was either rubbish, or twee, or so boring it made you want to puke.
Origin twee (1900-2000) A baby's way of saying sweet
twee adjectiveChinese
in Corpus very perfect, find that a way you or pretty


twee
twee /twiː/ adjective British English
 Date: 1900-2000
 Origin: A baby__s way of saying sweet
very pretty or perfect, in a way that you find silly or unpleasant:
    She produced twee little flower paintings.


tweeBrE /twiː/ 🔊NAmE /twiː/ 🔊 adjective (BrE, informal, disapproving) very pretty, in a way that you find unpleasant and silly; appearing sentimental 矫揉造作的;花里胡哨的;故作多情的The room was decorated with twee little pictures of animals. 这个房间里挂满了花哨的动物小图片。🔊🔊