“creepmouse”在英语中的释义

adjective

1. (mildly derogatory) Timid and unassuming in the extreme.

noun

1. (mildly derogatory) An extremely timid and unassuming person.

   • "Pho! pho ! — I do not believe a word of it. Lord Basingstoke is one of those shy young men who are very much attached to any one who will take the trouble of making love to them ; — one of those creepmice who run away with their mother's waiting-maid, or marry an actress for want of courage and patience to encounter the formalities of an honourable courtship. […]