milksop

英式音标：[ˈmɪlksɒp]

美式音标：[ˈmɪlksɑp]

词汇分类：Word Menu,GRE巅峰词汇

概况：

n. 懦弱的人

词义：

n.

懦弱的人；

英英释义

milksop[ 'milksɔp ]

n.a timid man or boy considered childish or unassertive

同义词：sissypantywaistpansyMilquetoast

用法：

权威例句

"MILKSOP."

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Breeching Boys: Milksops, Men’s Clubs and the Modelling of Masculinity in Anne Brontë’s and

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同义词：wimp,whimling

英语词源：

milksop (n.)

"effeminate spiritless man," late 14c., attested as a (fictional) surname mid-13c.; also applied in Middle English to the infant Christ. Literal sense "piece of bread soaked in milk" attested late 15c.; see milk (n.) + sop (n.).

造句：

1. The tenor was singing the " Toreador Song " from Carmen.

男高音歌手正在唱《卡门》中的 “ 斗牛士之歌 ”.

来自辞典例句

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