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.
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1.
Of real property whose owners' claim is not evidence by formal record of ownership, such as a deed.
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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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