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milksop

英式英标[\'mɪlksɑp]
美式音标[\'mɪlksɒp]

n. 懦弱的人

中文词源

milksop 懦弱的男孩

milk,奶，sop,面包片。字面意思即浸在牛奶里面的面包片，比喻用法。

英文词源

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.).

实用例句

1. Mother's darlings make but milksop heroes.: [谚]娇养儿不能成大器.

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