aweless

形容词 adj.
中文释义
英 /ˈɔːlɪs/|/-ləs/    美 /ˈɔlɪs/|/-ləs/

英文释义

形容词 adj.
  1. Without fear; fearless, unafraid.
    — New-wrought were the knights' broad bucklers, bright without fleck or stain, / And their helms were a flashing splendour, as rode that gallant train / After the aweless Siegfried through the heart of Burgundia-land; / Never therein did heroes so goodly-apparelled stand.
  2. Wanting reverence; void of respectful fear; irreverent.
    — A proud heart, evidencing itself in a saucy, malapert, aweless, and careless carriage, is most unbeseeming the condition of servants, and highly displeasing to God in them, as being opposite to that property of fear and trembling which ought to accompany their obedience: "Be obedient with fear and trembling."
  3. Inspiring no awe. obsolete
    — Aye me! I ſee the ruine of my Houſe: / The Tyger now hath ſeiz'd the gentle Hinde, / Inſulting Tiranny beginnes to Jutt / Vpon the innocent and aweleſſe throne: […]

词形变化

more aweless comparative most aweless superlative awless alternative

词汇关系

近义词
rude
反义词
awesome awful awefull
衍生词
awelessly awelessness

词源

From Middle English aweles; by surface analysis, awe + -less.
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