early 14c., "undistinguished," from name (n.) + -less. Meaning "having no name" is early 15c.; that of "too abominable to be named" is from 1610s. Similar formation in Dutch naamloos, German namenlos. Related: Namelessly; namelessness.
雙語例句
1. thousands of nameless and faceless workers
成千上萬默默無聞的工人
來自《權威詞典》
2. I was seized by a nameless horror.
我為不可名狀的恐慌所控制.
來自《現代英漢綜合大詞典》
3. A certain man, who shall be nameless.
有某一個人, 現在且不說出他的名字.
來自《現代英漢綜合大詞典》
4. They can have their cases rejected, without reasons being given, by nameless officials.
他們的訴求可能會被一些不知姓名的官員們莫名其妙地駁回。
來自柯林斯例句
5. A local friend who shall be nameless warned me that I was in for trouble soon.