mid-13c., "abundant, plentiful," Middle English compound of ful "full" (see full (adj.)) + -som "to a considerable degree" (see -some (1)). Perhaps a case of ironic understatement. Sense extended to "plump, well-fed" (mid-14c.), then "arousing disgust" (similar to the feeling of having over-eaten), late 14c. Via the sense of "causing nausea" it came to be used of language, "offensive to taste or good manners" (early 15c.); especially "excessively flattering" (1660s). Since the 1960s, however, it commonly has been used in its original, favorable sense, especially in fulsome praise. Related: Fulsomely; fulsomeness.
雙語例句
1. Her advice includes perfectly true but rather fulsome pearls of wisdom.
她的建議中有完全正確的金玉良言，但有過於恭維之嫌。
來自柯林斯例句
2. He was fulsome in his praise of the Prime Minister.
他稱讚首相時有溢美之詞。
來自《權威詞典》
3. They tried to please him with fulsome compliments and extravagant gifts.
他們想用溢美之詞和奢華的禮品來取悅他.
來自《簡明英漢詞典》
4. Newspapers have been fulsome in their praise of the former president.