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craven/ˈkreiv(ə)n/ adj. & n.●adj. (of a person, behaviour, etc.) cowardly; abject (指人、行为等)怯懦的,胆小的;自卑的 ●n. a cowardly person 懦夫,胆小鬼 □ cravenly adv.□ cravenness /ˈkreiv(ə)nnis/ n.[Middle English cravand etc. perhaps from Old French cravanté ‘defeated’, past part. of cravanter, ultimately from Latin crepare ‘burst’; assimilated to -EN3] |