释义 |
candleless, a.|ˈkænd(ə)llɪs| [f. candle n. + -less.] Without a candle or candles.
1906Westm. Gaz. 20 Jan. 5/1, I am left soapless, candleless, and forlorn. 1920G. Santayana Char. & Opin. U.S. i. 6 Like those candlesticks, probably candleless, sometimes displayed as a seemly ornament in a room blazing with electric light. |