cow·ard·ice

noun

/ˈkaʊədɪs/

/ˈkaʊərdɪs/

[uncountable] (disapproving)

fear or lack of courage惧怕；胆小；懦弱 opposite bravery, courage
- 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。
Topics Personal qualitiesc2
Oxford Collocations Dictionary
adjective
- moral
- political
verb + cowardice
- show
- accuse somebody of
phrases
- 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.

单词	cowardice
释义	cow·ard·ice noun /ˈkaʊədɪs/ /ˈkaʊərdɪs/ [uncountable] (disapproving) fear or lack of courage惧怕；胆小；懦弱 opposite bravery, courage 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。 Topics Personal qualitiesc2 Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective moral political verb + cowardice show accuse somebody of phrases 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.
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