英语单词

cowardly是什么意思

cowardly

英 ['kaʊədlɪ] 美
  • adj. 怯懦的,懦弱的;胆小的
  • adv. 胆怯地

英文词源


cowardly (adj.)
1550s, from coward + -ly (1). The adverb (late 14c.) is much older than the adjective:
Yit had I levir do what I may Than here to dye thus cowerdelye ["Le Morte d'Arthur," c. 1450]
An Old English word for "cowardly" was earg, which also meant "slothful." Related: Cowardliness.

双语例句


1. That was sporting of him. Or should I say cowardly.
他风格真高。或者我是否应该说他很懦弱?

来自柯林斯例句

2. This was a cowardly thing to do.
做这种事是懦弱的行为。

来自柯林斯例句

3. I was too cowardly to complain.
我太胆小,不敢抱怨。

来自柯林斯例句

4. He was weak, cowardly and treacherous.
他软弱、胆怯、奸诈。

来自《权威词典》

5. There's something cowardly and ignoble about such an attitude.
这种态度有点怯懦可鄙.

来自《简明英汉词典》

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