botleas

形容词 adj.

英文释义

形容词 adj.
  1. Too grievous to be atoned for by the payment of a bōt or bōte; irredeemable, unpardonable. not-comparable
    — Persons guilty of the botleas crimes had no right to any particular punishment. Thus the convicted could not “complain if a foot was taken instead of his eyes, or if he was hanged instead of beheaded”.

词源

Learned borrowing from Old English bōtlēas (“unpardonable”). Doublet of bootless.
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