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.
双语例句
1. thousands of nameless and faceless workers
成千上万默默无闻的工人
来自《权威词典》
2. I was seized by a nameless horror.
我为不可名状的恐慌所控制.
来自《现代英汉综合大词典》
3. A certain man, who shall be nameless.
有某一个人, 现在且不说出他的名字.
来自《现代英汉综合大词典》
4. They can have their cases rejected, without reasons being given, by nameless officials.
他们的诉求可能会被一些不知姓名的官员们莫名其妙地驳回。
来自柯林斯例句
5. A local friend who shall be nameless warned me that I was in for trouble soon.
