lily-livered
英 [ˌlɪl.iˈlɪv.əd]
美 [ˌlɪl.iˈlɪv.ɚd]
- 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。
英语词源
- 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.
权威例句
- 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。
- 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。
- 3. I rode to Lily's in a cab.
- 我乘出租车去了莉莉家。
- 4. Lily was in one of her aggressive moods.
- 莉莉当时不依不饶。
- 5. They want me to conform, to be lily-white.
- 他们要我循规蹈矩，要我清白无瑕。
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