coward

名词 coward:

1. a person who shows fear or timidity
2. English dramatist and actor and composer noted for his witty and sophisticated comedies (1899-1973)
   同义词：Noel Coward, Sir Noel Pierce Coward

1. They taunted him with cowardice/with being a coward.
   他们讥笑他胆怯[是胆小鬼]。
2. He is a coward by his own admission.
   他自己承认是个胆小鬼。
3. He lay down like a coward.
   他驯服得像一个懦夫。
4. Tom is no coward.
   汤姆绝不是懦夫。
5. Coward as he is (=Though he is a coward), he can't bear such an insult.
   虽然他是懦夫，却无法忍受这样的侮辱。
6. Cowards die many times before their death.
   懦夫一生要经过许多次死的痛苦。

cow.ard

n.（名词）
One who shows ignoble fear in the face of danger or pain.
胆小鬼：在面对危险和疼痛时表现出毫无恐惧的人

来源：
Middle English
中古英语
from Old French couard
源自 古法语 couard
from coue [tail]
源自 coue [尾巴]
from Latin cauda
源自 拉丁语 cauda

【引伸】
cow.ard
adj.（形容词）