bloodless

形容词 adj.
中文释义

英文释义

形容词 adj.
  1. Lacking blood; ashen, anaemic.
    — My bloodleſſe bodie waxeth chill and colde, And with my blood my life ſlides through my wound, My ſoule begins to take her flight to hell, And ſummones all my ſences to depart: […]
  2. Taking place without loss of blood.
    — a bloodless conquest; a bloodless coup d'état; a bloodless revolution; a bloodless victory
  3. Lacking emotion, passion or vivacity. figuratively
    — Those Philharmonic subscribers who considered Guest Conductor Igor Stravinsky too bloodless and ascetic […] last week found his successor, Georges Enesco, more to their taste.

词形变化

more bloodless comparative most bloodless superlative bloodlesse alternative,obsolete bloudless alternative,obsolete

词汇关系

衍生词
bloodless surgery bloodlessly bloodlessness

词源

From Middle English blodles, from Old English blōdlēas (“bloodless”). Cognate with Dutch bloedeloos (“bloodless”), German blutlos (“bloodless”), Danish blodløs (“bloodless”), Swedish blodlös (“bloodless”), Icelandic blóðlaus (“bloodless”). By surface analysis, blood + -less.
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