archaic <古>
1
- cowardly怯懦的, 胆小的：
what a recreant figure must he make.
他必定会像是胆小鬼。
2
- unfaithful to a belief; apostate不忠的, 变节的。
派生词
recreancy
nounrecreantly
adverb词源
Middle English: from Old French, literally 'surrendering', present participle of recroire, from medieval Latin （se） recredere 'surrender (oneself)', from re- (expressing reversal) + credere 'entrust'.