| 单词 | unsung hero |
| 释义 | > as lemmasunsung hero unsung hero n. a person (esp. a man) whose heroism or achievements are unacknowledged or little-known; also in extended use. ΚΠ 1860 Merry's Museum & Parley's Mag. Jan. 66/1 And many an unsung hero Now as in days of yore, Enacts his part in silence Upon some desert shore. 1899 Living Age 13 May 443 Our leucocytes are the true ‘unsung heroes’ of history. 1975 P. Kronhausen & E. Kronhausen Sex People i. 1 This book is about the unsung heroes and heroines of the ‘sexual revolution’ of our time. 1990 N.Y. Woman Oct. 20/2 The Maryknoll sisters and..those sisters of other religious congregations, so many of them unsung heroes. < as lemmas |
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