pusillanimously
adverb
formaluk/ˌpjuː.sɪˈlæn.ɪ.məs.li/us/ˌpjuː.sɪˈlæn.ə.məs.li/in a way that isweakandcowardly(= notbrave), orfrightenedof takingrisks:
怯懦地，胆小地Ruggedindividualismwas pusillanimouslysurrendered.桀骜不驯的个人主义被怯懦地放弃了。
Thebigcorporationshavefallenpusillanimously inline.
See
pusillanimous
- She pusillanimouslyturnedher back on thetradedeal.
- Nextyeartheoperamovestoitsnewhome, which theauthoritiespusillanimouslyrefusetocallanoperahouse.
- Ourculturehas pusillanimouslysurrenderedto the new prohibitionism.
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