empty suit

名词 n.
中文释义

英文释义

名词 n.
  1. An ineffective or incompetent person in a place of authority. also,derogatory,idiomatic,slang
  2. A politician who has not fulfilled any campaign promises.
    — John Doe is an empty suit running on an anti-populist platform.

词形变化

empty suits plural

词汇关系

衍生词
empty-suited
相关词
Peter principle

词源

Derived from unfavorable observations that ineffective professionals are memorable only for their attire and not their accomplishments at the workplace. First use appears c. 1950 in the New York Times.
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