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lily-livered是什么意思

    adj. 胆怯的

    中文词源

    lily-livered 胆怯的

    lily,白百合,俚语词义苍白的,无血的,胆小的,liver,肝,古代医学理念的爱与情感所在。

    英文词源

    lily-livered (adj.)
    "cowardly," 1605, in "Macbeth;" from lily (in its color sense of "pale, bloodless") + liver (n.1), which was a supposed seat of love and passion. A healthy liver is typically dark reddish-brown.

    实用例句

    1. We sat in Lily's sunroom while I sketched in the situation.
    我们坐在莉莉的日光浴室里,我把目前形势的细节情况又补充说明了一下。来自柯林斯例句
    2. Lily lives in a penthouse just off Park Avenue.
    莉莉住在公园大道附近的一套顶层豪华公寓里。来自柯林斯例句
    3. I rode to Lily's in a cab.
    我乘出租车去了莉莉家。来自柯林斯例句
    4. Lily was in one of her aggressive moods.
    莉莉当时不依不饶。来自柯林斯例句
    5. They want me to conform, to be lily-white.
    他们要我循规蹈矩,要我清白无瑕。来自《权威词典》

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