cowardly

英 ['kaʊədlɪ]美
  • adj. 怯懦的，懦弱的；胆小的
  • adv. 胆怯地
TEM4 低频词

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》