cowardly

B2 CET-4 FREQ #10172

a. 怯懦的, 懦弱的；胆小的

发音

UK /ˈkaʊədli/
其它

词形变化

cowardlier 比较级 cowardlier cowardliest more cowardly 比较级 cowardliest 最高级 most cowardly 最高级

释义与例句

adj. B2
  1. 1.

    Showing cowardice; lacking in courage; weakly fearful.

    胆小

    胆怯

    懦怯

    懦弱

    1780, Edmund Burke, speech at The Guildhall, in Bristol The cowardly rashness of those who dare not look danger in the face.

adv.
  1. 1.

    In the manner of a coward, cowardlily.

    古体

词汇关系

形容词

同义词 1

fearful

反义词 1

brave

近义相关 10

chicken yellow faint funky timid craven dastardly unmanly caitiff chicken-hearted

参见 3

afraid timid ignoble

相关短语

cowardly lion cowardly lions

词源

From Middle English *cowardly (adjective) and cowardly (adverb), equivalent to coward + -ly. Displaced native Old English earg.

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