pusillanimous

形容词 pusillanimous:

1. lacking in courage and manly strength and resolution; contemptibly fearful
   同义词：poor-spirited, unmanly

pu.sil.lan.i.mous

adj.（形容词）
Lacking courage; cowardly.
卑怯的：缺少勇气的；胆小的

来源：
Middle English pusillanimus
中古英语 pusillanimus
from Late Latin pusillanimis
源自 后期拉丁语 pusillanimis
Latin pusillus [weak] [diminutive of] pullus [young of an animal] * see pau-
拉丁语 pusillus [软弱的] [] pullus的小后缀 [幼小的动物] *参见 pau-
animus [reason, mind] * see an…-
animus [理智，头脑] *参见 an…-

【引伸】
pu.sillan.imously
adv.（副词）