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词汇 cowardice
释义

cowardice

noun
/ˈkaʊədɪs/
/ˈkaʊərdɪs/
[uncountable] (disapproving)
  1. fear or lack of courage惧怕;胆小;懦弱 opposite bravery, courage
    • The lieutenant had displayed cowardice in the face of the enemy.那个中尉在面对敌人时表现怯懦。
    • It is an act of moral cowardice for a society to neglect its poor.对于一个社会来说,忽视穷人是道义上懦弱的一种表现。
    • She was ashamed of her cowardice.她为自己的懦弱感到羞耻。
    Topics Personal qualitiesc2
    Collocations Dictionaryadjective
    • moral
    • political
    verb + cowardice
    • show
    • accuse somebody of
    phrases
    • an act of cowardice
    • cowardice in the face of the enemy
    词源Middle English: from Old French couardise, from couard, based on Latin cauda ‘tail’, possibly with reference to a frightened animal with its tail between its legs.
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