半吊子 meaning in English
1.(知识肤浅、 不通事理的人) dabbler; smatterer
2.(做事不仔细、有始无终的人) tactless and impulsive person
Examples
- "i don't believe in doing things by halves", said mrs. dennant .
“我不赞成做半吊子的事，”丹南特太太说。 - I have held this english dabbler person in contempt most
我最鄙视这种半吊子英语的人了 - " i don ' t believe in doing things by halves " , said mrs . dennant
“我不赞成做半吊子的事， ”丹南特太太说。 - Professional soldiers are predictable but the world is full of amateurs
职业军人的行为是可以预料的，但世界上充满了半吊子军人。