milksop

• n. 懦弱的人

milk,奶，sop,面包片。字面意思即浸在牛奶里面的面包片，比喻用法。

1. a timid man or boy considered childish or unassertive

milksop (n.)

"effeminate spiritless man," late 14c., attested as a (fictional) surname mid-13c.; also applied in Middle English to the infant Christ. Literal sense "piece of bread soaked in milk" attested late 15c.; see milk (n.) + sop (n.).

Mother's darlings make but milksop heroes.

[谚]娇养儿不能成大器.

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