| 释义 |
pluckless, a.|ˈplʌklɪs|
[f. pluck n.1 7 + -less.]
Without pluck; devoid of courage or spirit. Hence ˈplucklessness.
1821Blackw. Mag. X. 217 You should let those pluckless Tories know the truth. 1824Ibid. XV. 92, I do care for the intense plucklessness of our party. 1832Ibid. XXXI. 142/2 The fear may be great—and it is so among the pluckless—but the danger is small. |