fear or lack of courage opposite bravery, courage惧怕;胆小;懦弱 The lieutenant had displayed cowardice in the face of the enemy. 那个中尉在面对敌人时表现怯懦。 It is an act of moral cowardice for a society to neglect its poor. 对于一个社会来说,忽视穷人是道义上懦弱的一种表现。 She was ashamed of her cowardice. 她为自己的懦弱感到羞耻。
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective- moral
- political
- show
- accuse somebody of
- an act of cowardice
- cowardice in the face of the enemy
Word OriginMiddle English: from Old French couardise, from couard, based on Latin cauda ‘tail’, possibly with reference to a frightened animal with its tail between its legs.