| 单词 |
chinless |
| 释义 |
chinless, a.|ˈtʃɪnlɪs| [f. chin n.1 + -less.] a. Without a chin. b. Without the firmness of character held to be expressed by a prominent chin. Esp. in phr. chinless wonder.
1828Blackw. Mag. XXIII. 598 Earless, eyeless, cheekless, noseless, and chinless. 1881Voice (N. York) 17 Mar. 5/4 A nation of chinless men—without opinions. 1962Times 22 Nov. 18/7 Debutantes and their chinless wonders of husbands—just down from Oxford. 1964J. Gardner Liquidator vii. 137 Quadrant..was a chinless wonder of the first water. 1967J. Burke Till Death us do Part v. 90 We don't need a lot of chinless wonders sitting up in the House of Lords. |

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