Dreye權威釋義|craven

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craven

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名複: cravens

權威釋義

英語

a.

怯懦的，卑怯的

n.

懦夫，膽小鬼[C]

衍生

n. [U]

cravenness

ad.

cravenly

辨析

同義:

a.怯懦的，畏縮膽小的

cowardly dastardly base recreant niddering caitiff pusillanimous timorous timid afraid frightened faint-hearted chicken-hearted yellow yellow bellied fearful chicken wimpy gutless spineless

n.懦夫

poltroon coward dastard recreant base fellow yellowbelly mouse invertebrate

反義參見:

以上來源於：《英漢大辭典》

adj.

contemptibly lacking in courage; cowardly.

n.

archaic a cowardly person.

Derivative

cravenly adv.
cravenness n.

Etymology

ME cravant ‘defeated’, perh. via Anglo-Norman Fr. from OFr. cravanter ‘crush, overwhelm’, based on L. crepare ‘burst’.

以上來源於：《簡明牛津英語詞典》