coward
coward
noun
noun
- a person who lacks the courage to do or endure dangerous or unpleasant things
懦夫；胆小鬼
- (poetic/literary)excessively afraid of danger or pain
(诗／文)胆小的；胆怯的；怯懦的 - (Heraldry)(of an animal) depicted with the tail between the hind legs
(纹章)（动物）夹着尾巴的
- Middle English: from Old French couard, based on Latin cauda 'tail', possibly with reference to a frightened animal with its tail between its legs, reflected in sense 2 (early 16th cent.)
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