| 释义 |
ˈtownless, a.
[f. town n. + -less.]
Having no town or towns; devoid of towns.
a1400–50Alexander 2288 How tidis it þe [þ]at tounles þi toname is callid? 1601Holland Pliny iv. xii. I. 80 Townlesse, and therfore obscure and of no reckoning. 1846Ford Gatherings fr. Spain 15 This space..appears one townless level. 1884Athenæum 1 Mar. 273/2 The inhabitants of these townless steppes live in carts, each cart containing a family. |
