milquetoast英语原文释义、词形变化、词源和词汇关系

英文释义

名词 n.

A person of meek or timid disposition; a person who lacks character or effectiveness. derogatory,informal

— We know that theology must be common to all believers, but again we also know that some enjoy only milquetoast (german milchspeise), while others can eat solid food, and that one and the same truth is apprehended in different ways, for it is not possible to accommodate all these ways to the grasp of all, while not depriving them of the truth itself.

形容词 adj.

Meek, timid; lacking character or effectiveness. derogatory,informal

— The truth is that we are cursed with a "milquetoast" Government operating under "milquetoast" policies. Fear has become a national policy.

词形变化

more milquetoast comparative most milquetoast superlative milktoast alternative Milquetoast alternative milquetoasts plural milktoast alternative Milquetoast alternative

词源

词源 1

Named after Caspar Milquetoast, a character from the comic strip The Timid Soul, created by American cartoonist Harold Tucker Webster (1885–1952) and first published in 1924; the character was named after the American dish milk toast (“a food consisting of toasted bread in warm milk”).

词源 2

Named after Caspar Milquetoast, a character from the comic strip The Timid Soul, created by American cartoonist Harold Tucker Webster (1885–1952) and first published in 1924; the character was named after the American dish milk toast (“a food consisting of toasted bread in warm milk”).