a timid man or boy considered childish or unassertive
例句
"Nice" is a desirable quality.Whereas "doormat," "pantywaist," and "milquetoast" are not. 人们愿意看见“好”,,不愿意看见的是“擦鞋垫”、(doormat)“像软弱的小男(女)孩一样的人”(pantywaist)、和"懦夫"(milquetoast)却不是。
To them, my advocacy of higher Pigovian taxes is a sure sign that I am another one of those pantywaist Harvard liberals. 在他们看来,对提高庇古税的支持,就是一项明证,说明我是又一个没有男子汉气概的哈佛自由主义者。
" To them, my advocacy of higher Pigovian taxes is a sure sign that I am another one of those pantywaist Harvard liberals. 在他们看来,对提高庇古税的支持,就是一项明证,说明我是又一个没有男子汉气概的哈佛自由主义者。