pusillanimous是什么意思？

pusillanimous

英[ˌpju:sɪˈlænɪməs] 美[ˌpjusəˈlænəməs]

• adj. 懦弱的，胆怯的；

例句

• the state or quality of being pusillanimous 胆小，懦弱怯懦的状态或品质
• The pusillanimous man would not defend his own family. 软弱无力的人不会保卫他自己的家.
• The authorities have been too pusillanimous in merely condemning the violence. 当局对暴行只是进行了谴责，真是太胆小怕事了。

柯林斯高阶英汉双解学习词典释义

• ADJ-GRADED
  胆怯的；怯懦的
  If you say that someone is pusillanimous, you mean that they are timid or afraid.
  例句
  The authorities have been too pusillanimous in merely condemning the violence. 当局对暴行只是进行了谴责，真是太胆小怕事了。

英汉词典释义

• adj.
  懦弱的,胆怯的
  the state or quality of being pusillanimous 胆小，懦弱怯懦的状态或品质

英英词典释义

• Adjective
  1. lacking in courage and manly strength and resolution; contemptibly fearful