toothless

形容词 adj.
中文释义
美 /ˈtuθləs/|/ˈtuθlɪs/

英文释义

形容词 adj.
  1. Having no teeth.
    — a toothless old man
  2. Weak; having no ability to enforce something. figuratively
    — The treaty was toothless because of the lack of participation from the undersigned.

词形变化

more toothless comparative most toothless superlative

词汇关系

衍生词
toothlessly toothlessness toothless whale
相关词
canine-toothless front-toothless

词源

From Middle English tothles, from Old English tōþlēas, from Proto-Germanic *tanþlausaz (“toothless”), equivalent to tooth + -less. Cognate with Dutch tandeloos (“toothless”), German Low German tannlos (“toothless”), German zahnlos (“toothless”), Danish tandløs (“toothless”), Swedish tandlös (“toothless”), Icelandic tannlaus (“toothless”).
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