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nice-but-dim

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Source Word

nice-but-dim

IPA(Pronunciation)

/ˌnʌɪsbətˈdɪm/

UK colloquial not-comparable

(UK, colloquial) Good-natured, while also being rather unintelligent.

Japanese Meaning

心が温かく親切である一方、知能が低い（馬鹿な部分があることを含む） / お人好しながら、頭が悪いとされる / 善意にあふれているが、知力や判断力が乏しい

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Everyone liked Tom because he was nice-but-dim, always ready with a smile even when he missed the obvious hints.

Google Translation / DeepL Translation

みんなトムが好きだった。性格は良いが少し頭の回転が遅く、明らかなヒントにも気づかないことがよくあった。

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(UK, colloquial) Good-natured, while also being rather unintelligent.

[…] he was worried that Michael Parkinson might ask him questions with long words that he wouldn't understand, no doubt fearing a resurgence of the “nice-but-dim” taunts that had all too often come his way.

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