craven

名词 craven:

1. an abject coward
   同义词：poltroon, recreant

形容词 craven:

1. lacking even the rudiments of courage; abjectly fearful- Spenser
   同义词：recreant

1. No man wants to be thought a craven person.
   没有人愿意被认为是懦弱的人。
2. He is a craven deserter.
   他是个胆小的逃兵。

cra.ven

adj.（形容词）
Characterized by abject fear; cowardly.
因害怕而可鄙的；怯懦的
n.（名词）
A coward.
懦夫

来源：
Middle English cravant
中古英语 cravant
perhaps from Old French crevant [present participle of] crever [to burst]
可能源自 古法语 crevant [] crever的现在分词 [爆炸]
from Latin crep3re [to break]
源自 拉丁语 crep3re [破裂]

【引伸】
cra.venly
adv.（副词）
cra.venness
n.（名词）