early 14c., "undistinguished," from name (n.) + -less. Meaning "having no name" is early 15c.; that of "too abominable to be named" is from 1610s. Similar formation in Dutch naamloos, German namenlos. Related: Namelessly; namelessness.
雙語(yǔ)例句
1. thousands of nameless and faceless workers
成千上萬(wàn)默默無(wú)聞的工人
來(lái)自《權(quán)威詞典》
2. I was seized by a nameless horror.
我為不可名狀的恐慌所控制.
來(lái)自《現(xiàn)代英漢綜合大詞典》
3. A certain man, who shall be nameless.
有某一個(gè)人, 現(xiàn)在且不說(shuō)出他的名字.
來(lái)自《現(xiàn)代英漢綜合大詞典》
4. They can have their cases rejected, without reasons being given, by nameless officials.
他們的訴求可能會(huì)被一些不知姓名的官員們莫名其妙地駁回。
來(lái)自柯林斯例句
5. A local friend who shall be nameless warned me that I was in for trouble soon.