cowardly

• adj. 怯懦的，懦弱的；胆小的
• adv. 胆怯地

词态变化

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》