rec·re·ant
adjective/ˈrekriənt/
/ˈrekriənt/
(literary)- not brave
synonym cowardly怯懦的 Word OriginMiddle English: from Old French, literally ‘surrendering’, present participle of recroire, from medieval Latin (se) recredere ‘surrender (oneself)’, from re- (expressing reversal) + credere ‘entrust’.