nerveless

形容词 adj.
中文释义

英文释义

形容词 adj.
  1. Lacking nerve: fearful; cowardly.
  2. Lacking a nervous system.
  3. Devoid of nerves: calm, controlled, cool under pressure.
    — Little Sea and Desire, blessed, nerveless savages, were sound asleep.

词形变化

more nerveless comparative most nerveless superlative

词汇关系

衍生词
nervelessly nervelessness

词源

Etymology tree
English nerve
Proto-Indo-European *lewh₁-
Proto-Indo-European *lewHs-der.
Proto-Germanic *leusaną
Proto-Germanic *lausaz
Proto-Germanic *-lausaz
Proto-West Germanic *-laus
Old English -lēas
Middle English -les
English -less
English nerveless
From nerve + -less.
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