milksop
英 [ˈmɪlksɒp]
美 [ˈmɪlksɑp]
- 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.).
权威例句
- 1. Mother's darlings make but milksop heroes.
- [谚]娇养儿不能成大器.