manling

名词 n.
中文释义

英文释义

名词 n.
  1. A little man; a man of short stature.
    — Again, a man so gracious and in high favour with the Emperor, as Augustus often called him his witty manling (for the littleness of his stature), and, if we may trust antiquity, had designed him for a secretary of estate, and invited him to the palace, which he modestly prayed off and refused.
  2. A young man; a boy. literary
    — 'Hah!' said Kaa with a chuckle, 'he has friends everywhere, this manling. Stand back, manling; and hide you, O Poison-People. I break down the wall.'

词形变化

manlings plural

词汇关系

相关词
manlet

词源

From man + -ling.
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