2. 语义演变: -- Milk toast保留原始含义,常见于餐饮语境(如:The nurse brought milk toast f ...(以上内容有节略,please sign in for more)
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【Milk toast】 refers to buttered toast usually served in warm milk with sugar and seasonings.
【Milquetoast】 refers to a shy, timid, or unassertive person. The origin of the word is a cartoon character, Caspar 【Milquetoast】 , who starred in Harold Webster’s comic strip The Timid Soul (1924 to 1953).