单词	nameless
释义	namelessname‧less /ˈneɪmləs/ adjective Examples EXAMPLES FROM OTHER DICTIONARIES nameless crimes Nameless fears made her tremble. No one gives much thought to the nameless millions who work in our factories. the nameless victims of the nation's civil war The information was supplied by a nameless source. There's a land where the mountains are nameless. EXAMPLES FROM THE CORPUS A harmless pleasure can become the gateway to nameless hells when for whatever reasons it begins to carry a significant symbolic meaning. On some nights, I would pretend the sounds were ocean waves and I was in a mansion on a nameless beach. The magical child was, however, nameless. Then you realize that you have been tattooed somewhere with a nameless fear. There were any number of nameless partners, telling her she was a cute chick, trying to fondle her. They become a prey to nameless and often unspoken fears. Thesaurus Longman Language Activatorsomeone whose name is not known► anonymous someone who is anonymous does something without saying what their name is, or their name is not known: · The writer of the poem is anonymous.an anonymous donor (=someone who gives something but does not say publicly who they are): · $50,000 has been given to the charity by an anonymous donor from Utah.anonymous letter/phone call (=from someone who does not say their name): · I received anonymous phone calls warning me not to go to the police about what I'd seen.somebody wishes to remain anonymous: · One source, who wished to remain anonymous, said that he had seen the woman go into his room. ► unnamed an unnamed person is someone whose name has not been made known publicly: · An unnamed bidder paid $23 million for the painting.· The newspaper received the information from an unnamed source. ► unidentified an unidentified person is someone whose name is not known because police or government officials have been unable to find out who they are, or have not said who they are: · Five men were wounded by an unidentified gunman in Belfast city centre yesterday.· The three bodies found in the river remain unidentified.· An unidentified caller contacted the police and gave the names of the men involved in the robbery. ► incognito if a famous person goes somewhere incognito , they go there without telling people who they are: · He tried to go incognito but his bizarre disguise made him stand out even more. ► unknown an unknown person is someone whose name is not known because you do not know them or because they are not famous: · She said the flowers were from an unknown admirer.· We met near the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier.unknown to: · Most of the stars in the movie are unknown to US audiences. ► nameless a nameless person is one of many people who are not famous and whose names are not generally known: · No one gives much thought to the nameless millions who work in our factories.· the nameless victims of the nation's civil war Phrases PHRASES FROM THE ENTRY► who shall remain nameless My Lover For I will consider my lover, who shall remain nameless. Word family WORD FAMILYadjectivenamed ≠ unnamednamelessverbnamerenamenounnameadverbnamely 1who shall remain nameless spoken used when you want to say that someone has done something wrong but without mentioning their name, especially to criticize them in a friendly way:  A certain person, who shall remain nameless, forgot to lock the front door.2[only before noun] a nameless person is someone whose name is not known:  the work of some nameless 13th-century writer3[only before noun] a nameless thing does not have a name:  He lay in a nameless grave.4[only before noun] literary nameless emotions are very strong and difficult to describe in words:  He managed to calm her nameless fears.5[only before noun] literary too terrible to name or describe:  nameless horrors
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