| 单词 | defenseless |
| 释义 | defenseless (once / 4736 pages) adjadv Someone who's defenseless is vulnerable and unprotected. Babies need to be taken care of because they're completely defenseless. A brand new chess player is somewhat defenseless against an experienced player, and a kitten is defenseless without its mother's fierce protection. Con men sometimes target people they see as defenseless, like the very elderly. The word defenseless dates from the 16th century, combining defense, "action of guarding or protecting," from the Latin defendere, "protect," and -less, "without or lacking." WORD FAMILYdefenseless: defenselessly, defenselessness+/defense: defenseless, defenses, self-defense USAGE EXAMPLESWith few weapons, the men on the ground were vulnerable and nearly defenseless. Washington Times(Dec 11, 2016) “Like us, each bear wants to live. These defenseless animals need our help.” New York Times(Dec 09, 2016) But the defensive-minded Magic discovered a shooting stroke against a defenseless Wizards team. Washington Post(Dec 06, 2016) 1adj lacking protection or support a defenseless child Syn defenceless vulnerable susceptible to attack 2adj having no protecting or concealing cover Syn naked unprotected lacking protection or defense 3adj lacking weapons for self-defense Syn defenceless unarmed (used of persons or the military) not having or using arms 4adv without defense Syn defenceless, defencelessly, defenselessly |
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