deedless

a. 没有行动的, 不活动的, 没有功绩的

发音

/ˈdiːdləs/

词形变化

more deedless 比较级 most deedless 最高级

释义与例句

adj.
  1. 1.

    Of real property whose owners' claim is not evidence by formal record of ownership, such as a deed.

  2. 2.

    Helpless; not performing, or not having performed, deeds or exploits; inactive.

    废旧

词源

From deed + -less; obsolete sense is from earlier dadless, probably from Old Norse dáðlauss (“without virtue, incapable, lacking in courage and drive, despicable, cowardly”). Cognate with Danish dådløs (“non-heroic”), Swedish dådlös (“listless, shiftless”).

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