armourlessarmorlessadj.

Brit.

/ˈɑːmələs/, U.S.

/ˈɑrmərləs/

Forms: see armour n. and -less suffix.

Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: armour n., -less suffix.

Etymology: < armour n. + -less suffix.

Without armour (in various senses); defenceless.

ΘΚΠ

society > armed hostility > military equipment > armour > [adjective] > clad in or protected by armour > not

armourlessa1398

unharnesseda1513

unpanoplied1787

unmailed1799

mailless1817

unarmoured1873

a1398 J. Trevisa tr. Bartholomaeus Anglicus De Proprietatibus Rerum (BL Add. 27944) (1975) II. xviii. xxx. 1176 The herte..chaungeþ his hornes... And þanne..he is armureles.

1598 L. A. tr. G. Fernandez Honour of Chiualrie xix. 111 They tooke great compassion on him for the much blood hee there had shed..seeing him armourlesse.

1600 P. Holland tr. Livy Rom. Hist. vii. 258 You our Generall..deeme us your armie, to be heartles, handlesse, and armourlesse.

1612 W. Cowper Three Heavenly Treat. Christ iii. 182 They deliuer the poore people of God armourlesse vnto him [sc. Satan]..so they..might more easily be kept in subiection.

1862 W. H. Beever Notes on Field & Cattle 209 The terrific struggle took place between Kellerman's..Cuirassiers and the armourless Life Guardsmen of England.

1884 Contemp. Rev. Nov. 32 What sensible and impartial man would deliberately prefer to build armourless ships?

1921 M. Sangster Island of Faith xviii. 169 He looked like a knight to Rose-Marie—an armourless, modern knight.

2005 New Yorker 19 Sept. 99/2 The renowned Achilles unheroically assassinates the armorless Hector.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2016; most recently modified version published online December 2021).

单词	armourless
释义	armourlessarmorlessadj. Brit. /ˈɑːmələs/, U.S. /ˈɑrmərləs/ Forms: see armour n. and -less suffix. Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: armour n., -less suffix. Etymology: < armour n. + -less suffix. Without armour (in various senses); defenceless. ΘΚΠ society > armed hostility > military equipment > armour > [adjective] > clad in or protected by armour > not armourlessa1398 unharnesseda1513 unpanoplied1787 unmailed1799 mailless1817 unarmoured1873 a1398 J. Trevisa tr. Bartholomaeus Anglicus De Proprietatibus Rerum (BL Add. 27944) (1975) II. xviii. xxx. 1176 The herte..chaungeþ his hornes... And þanne..he is armureles. 1598 L. A. tr. G. Fernandez Honour of Chiualrie xix. 111 They tooke great compassion on him for the much blood hee there had shed..seeing him armourlesse. 1600 P. Holland tr. Livy Rom. Hist. vii. 258 You our Generall..deeme us your armie, to be heartles, handlesse, and armourlesse. 1612 W. Cowper Three Heavenly Treat. Christ iii. 182 They deliuer the poore people of God armourlesse vnto him [sc. Satan]..so they..might more easily be kept in subiection. 1862 W. H. Beever Notes on Field & Cattle 209 The terrific struggle took place between Kellerman's..Cuirassiers and the armourless Life Guardsmen of England. 1884 Contemp. Rev. Nov. 32 What sensible and impartial man would deliberately prefer to build armourless ships? 1921 M. Sangster Island of Faith xviii. 169 He looked like a knight to Rose-Marie—an armourless, modern knight. 2005 New Yorker 19 Sept. 99/2 The renowned Achilles unheroically assassinates the armorless Hector. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2016; most recently modified version published online December 2021). < adj.a1398
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