单词 | nameless |
释义 | nameless (once / 1285 pages) adj Someone or something that has no name is nameless. You can also describe someone as nameless when you choose not to identify them or reveal their name publicly. A nameless source for a newspaper article is anonymous — in other words, they have a name but it's being kept private. When you're talking about someone whose identity you won't reveal, you can refer to them as "someone who shall remain nameless." A nameless fear, on the other hand, is one that's so scary it can't be captured in words or given a name. WORD FAMILYnameless: namelessly, namelessness+/forename: forenames/misname: misnamed, misnames, misnaming/name: forename, misname, named, nameless, namer, names, naming, rename, unnameable/named: unnamed/namer: namers/names: nameses, namess/naming: namings/rename: renamed, renames, renaming/unnameable: unnameably USAGE EXAMPLESThis is supposed to remove nameless “impurities” from the soup, much as twisting in yoga positions is supposed to wring out “toxins.” New York Times(Nov 29, 2016) It is the gift of “The Red Turtle” to simply unfold as it’s experienced by its nameless protagonist. Los Angeles Times(Nov 17, 2016) Considering a nameless way of living, of almost unimagined values. The Guardian(Nov 10, 2016) adj being or having an unknown or unnamed source corporations responsible to nameless owners Syn unidentified, unknown, unnamed anon., anonymous having no known name or identity or known source |
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