craven
craven
adjective
cravenly
adverb
cravenness
noun
语源
adjective
- contemptibly lacking in courage; cowardly
怯懦的；胆怯的
a craven abdication of his moral duty.
对道德责任的胆怯抛弃。
- (archaic)a cowardly person
(古)胆小鬼；懦夫
cravenly
adverb
cravenness
noun
语源
- Middle English cravant 'defeated', perhaps via Anglo-Norman French from Old French cravante, past participle of cravanter 'crush, overwhelm', based on Latin crepare 'burst'. The change in the ending of the 17th cent. was due to association with past participles ending in -en (see -en)
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