| 释义 |
ˈwhite-ˌliver ? Obs.
[white a. 5.]
A ‘white-livered’ person, coward, dastard; ‘a flatterer’ (Jam. 1825).
1615Bp. Hall Contempl. ix. Gideon's Prep. 103 Oh thou white liuer! doth but a foule word, or a frowne scarre thee from Christ? 1673Hickeringill Greg. Fr. Greyb. 207 Milk-sops, dastards and white-livers. |