lily-livered

• adj. 胆怯的

中文词源

lily,白百合，俚语词义苍白的，无血的，胆小的，liver,肝，古代医学理念的爱与情感所在。

英文词源

lily-livered (adj.)

"cowardly," 1605, in "Macbeth;" from lily (in its color sense of "pale, bloodless") + liver (n.1), which was a supposed seat of love and passion. A healthy liver is typically dark reddish-brown.

双语例句

1. We sat in Lily's sunroom while I sketched in the situation.

我们坐在莉莉的日光浴室里，我把目前形势的细节情况又补充说明了一下。

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2. Lily lives in a penthouse just off Park Avenue.

莉莉住在公园大道附近的一套顶层豪华公寓里。

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3. I rode to Lily's in a cab.

我乘出租车去了莉莉家。

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4. Lily was in one of her aggressive moods.

莉莉当时不依不饶。

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5. They want me to conform, to be lily-white.

他们要我循规蹈矩，要我清白无瑕。

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