craftless

形容词 adj.
中文释义

英文释义

形容词 adj.
  1. Without craft; unskilled. not-comparable
    — Ostensibly the reasons given were that craftless people could not readily find jobs […]
  2. Without craft; boatless, etc. not-comparable
    — Now one had come to see these craftless rivers, empty stations and poverty instead of wealth.

词源

词源 1
From Middle English craftles, creftleas, from Old English cræftlēas (“artless, unskilful, innocent, simple, inexpert”), from Proto-West Germanic *kraftulaus, equivalent to craft + -less. Cognate with West Frisian krêftleas (“powerless”), Dutch krachteloos (“powerless”), German kraftlos (“powerless”).
词源 2
Etymology tree
Proto-Germanic *krafjaną
Proto-Indo-European *-tus
Proto-Germanic *-þuz
Proto-Germanic *kraftuz
Proto-West Germanic *kraftu
Old English cræft
Middle English craft
English craft
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 craftless
From craft + -less.
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