defenseless

形容词 adj.
中文释义
英 /dɪˈfɛnsləs/   

英文释义

形容词 adj.
  1. Lacking any form of defense; vulnerable; open to attack.
    — Her look, her attitude, her words were eloquent of the age-old appeal of defenseless woman to her natural protector—man.

词形变化

more defenseless comparative most defenseless superlative defenceless alternative

词源

Etymology tree
English defense
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 defenseless
From defense + -less.
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