earless

名词 n. 形容词 adj.
中文释义
英 /ɪə̯ləs/    美 /ɪɹləs/|/iɹləs/

英文释义

名词 n.
  1. A countess (a female holder of an earldom or the wife of an earl). nonstandard
    — “Don’t you think you could catch this Earl (for Doctor Willett, and he never told a lie in his life, says he is so). You know Arley hasn’t much tact. An earl is better than to be the rich Mrs. Haverhill! An earl’s wife is a duchess, or at least, an earless—” / “A countess, ’ma!”
形容词 adj.
  1. Lacking ears. not-comparable
    — Earless seals are probably more hydrodynamic without ear lobes.

词形变化

earlesses plural Earless alternative

词源

词源 1
Etymology tree
English ear
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 earless
From ear + -less.
词源 2
Etymology tree
English earl
Ancient Greek -ισσα (-issa)bor.
Late Latin -issader.
Old French -essebor.
Middle English -esse
English -ess
English earless
From earl + -ess.
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