cow·ard·ice
noun/ˈkaʊədɪs/
/ˈkaʊərdɪs/
[uncountable] (disapproving)- fear or lack of courage
惧怕；胆小；懦弱 - The lieutenant had displayed cowardice in the face of the enemy.
那个中尉在面对敌人时表现怯懦。 - It is an act of moral cowardice for a society to neglect its poor.
对于一个社会来说，忽视穷人是道义上懦弱的一种表现。 - She was ashamed of her cowardice.
她为自己的懦弱感到羞耻。
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective- moral
- political
- show
- accuse somebody of
- an act of cowardice
- cowardice in the face of the enemy
Word OriginMiddle English: from Old French couardise, from couard, based on Latin cauda ‘tail’, possibly with reference to a frightened animal with its tail between its legs. - The lieutenant had displayed cowardice in the face of the enemy.