单词 | nidderling |
释义 | nidderlingn. pseudo-archaic. Now rare. = niddering n. ΘΚΠ the mind > emotion > fear > cowardice or pusillanimity > [noun] > coward(s) > base or acknowledged coward nithingOE crathona1400 cradden1513 dastarda1529 poltroona1529 sneaksby1580 craven1581 niddering1596 fazart1597 cur1600 niding1605 white-liver1614 nidderling1664 snool1718 dastardling1800 1664 H. Spelman Glossarium Niderling seu Nidering. 1670 T. Blount Glossographia (ed. 3) Niderling or Nithing, signifies an abject base-minded, false-hearted coward, an out law. 1678 E. Phillips New World of Words (new ed.) Suppl. Niderling, a poor spirited, base, raskally sort of a fellow. 1887 W. Besant Katherine Regina 218 Men who..call that man churl and nidderling and pitiful sneak and cur. 1895 S. R. Crockett Men of Moss-hags 165 The men of the broad bonnet were neither cowards nor nidderlings. 1908 F. Morton Laughter & Tears 165 Let nidderlings whine as old Death appears... Youth's joys go swiftly?——well, let them go! This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2003; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < |
随便看 |
|
英语词典包含1132095条英英释义在线翻译词条,基本涵盖了全部常用单词的英英翻译及用法,是英语学习的有利工具。