cowardly的读音及音标
英 [‘kaʊədlɪ]
美
美
- adj. 怯懦的，懦弱的；胆小的
- adv. 胆怯地
cowardly的意思翻译和解释
英语词源
- cowardly (adj.)
- 1550s, from coward + -ly (1). The adverb (late 14c.) is much older than the adjective:
Yit had I levir do what I may Than here to dye thus cowerdelye [“Le Morte d’Arthur,” c. 1450]
An Old English word for “cowardly” was earg, which also meant “slothful.” Related: Cowardliness.
权威例句
- 1. That was sporting of him. Or should I say cowardly.
- 他风格真高。或者我是否应该说他很懦弱？
来自柯林斯例句
- 2. This was a cowardly thing to do.
- 做这种事是懦弱的行为。
来自柯林斯例句
- 3. I was too cowardly to complain.
- 我太胆小，不敢抱怨。
来自柯林斯例句
- 4. He was weak, cowardly and treacherous.
- 他软弱、胆怯、奸诈。
来自《权威词典》
- 5. There’s something cowardly and ignoble about such an attitude.
- 这种态度有点怯懦可鄙.
来自《简明英汉词典》
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