cowardly
英 ['kaʊədlɪ]
美
- adj. 怯懦的，懦弱的；膽小的
- adv. 膽怯地
英文詞源
- 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.
雙語例句
- 1. That was sporting of him. Or should I say cowardly.
- 他風格真高。或者我是否應該說他很懦弱？
來自柯林斯例句
- 2. This was a cowardly thing to do.
- 做這種事是懦弱的行為。
來自柯林斯例句
- 3. I was too cowardly to complain.
- 我太膽小，不敢抱怨。
來自柯林斯例句
- 4. He was weak, cowardly and treacherous.
- 他軟弱、膽怯、奸詐。
來自《權威詞典》
- 5. There's something cowardly and ignoble about such an attitude.
- 這種態度有點怯懦可鄙.
來自《簡明英漢詞典》