sheepish

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a. 懦弱的, 羞怯的

发音

UK /ˈʃiːpɪʃ/

词形变化

more sheepish 比较级 most sheepish 最高级

释义与例句

adj.
  1. 1.

    Having the characteristics of a sheep, as meekness, shyness, or docility.

  2. 2.

    Shy, meek, ashamed or embarrassed.

    a sheepish girl

    a sheepish grin

词汇关系

形容词

同义词 2

shamefaced sheeplike

近义相关 2

ashamed docile

词源

From Middle English schepische, shepisse, shepisshe; equivalent to sheep + -ish.

来源：wiktionary