creepmouse

词形变化

creepmice 复数 creepmice more creepmouse 比较级 most creepmouse 最高级

释义与例句

n.
  1. 1.

    An extremely timid and unassuming person.

    贬义

    "Pho! pho ! — I do not believe a word of it. Lord Basingstoke is one of those shy young men who are very much attached to any one who will take the trouble of making love to them ; — one of those creepmice who run away with their mother's waiting-maid, or marry an actress for want of courage and patience to encounter the formalities of an honourable courtship. […]

adj.
  1. 1.

    Timid and unassuming in the extreme.

    贬义

词源

From creep + mouse, from a likening of a person's character and/or behaviour to that of a small, timorous, and often unseen rodent.

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