timorous
/ˈtɪmərəs/adjective
- showing or suffering from nervousness or a lack of confidence易受惊的, 胆怯的, 畏怯的：
a timorous voice.
战战兢兢的声音。
派生词
timorously
adverbtimorousness
noun词源
late Middle English （in the sense 'feeling fear'）： from Old French temoreus, from medieval Latin timorosus, from Latin timor 'fear'， from timere 'to fear'.