pusillanimity
noun[U]
formaluk/ˌpjuː.sɪ.ləˈnɪm.ə.ti/us/ˌpjuː.sɪ.ləˈnɪm.ə.t̬i/thequalityof beingweakandcowardly(= notbrave), or beingfrightenedof takingrisks:
胆怯，怯懦；优柔寡断Theschoolinspectorspresentanexampleof pusillanimity inaction.学校检查员举出了一个胆怯的实例。
Shecondemnedpassivityand pusillanimity.她谴责消极和怯懦。
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pusillanimous
- To goaheadwith thepartnershiptalkswouldsendamessageofastoundingpusillanimity.
- The government'schronicpusillanimity isfinallycominghometo mostpeople.
- They’ve beenplungedintodeepertroubleduelargelytotheirown pusillanimity.
Cowardly
- be afraid of your own shadowidiom
- bottle
- bottle out
- chicken
- chicken out
- craven
- cravenness
- fainthearted
- gutless
- lily-livered
- spinelessly
- spinelessness
- timid
- timidity
- timidly
- unadventurous
- weak-kneed
- wimp
- wimp out
- wimpy