timorous
adjective /ˈtɪmərəs/
/ˈtɪmərəs/
(literary or formal)- nervous and easily frightened
synonym timidTopics Personal qualitiesc2羞怯的;胆怯的;畏怯的 词源late Middle English (in the sense ‘feeling fear’): from Old French temoreus, from medieval Latin timorosus, from Latin timor ‘fear’, from timere ‘to fear’.