英语词汇“timid”的英英意思、用法、释义、翻译、读音、例句、短语、词组-英语词典

timid

/ˈtɪmɪd

adjective (timider, timidest)

Showing a lack of courage or confidence; easily frightened: I was too timid to ask for what I wanted...

Yet he is a keen sighted and extraordinary man, gentle I think by nature and at once timid, modest and reticent.
His answer spilled timid and trembling from his frightened lips, a trickle of stuttering feebleness.
That said, I really hated this film, and not because it's so dumb, but because it's so timid and gutless.

Synonyms

easily frightened, lacking courage, fearful, apprehensive, afraid, frightened, scared, faint-hearted;

trembling, quaking, cowering, weak-kneed;

shy, diffident, bashful, self-effacing, shrinking, unassuming, unassertive, reserved, retiring, reticent, quiet, timorous, nervous, modest, demure, coy, meek, humble;

cowardly, pusillanimous, lily-livered, pigeon-hearted, spineless, craven

informal wimpish, sissy, yellow, yellow-bellied, chicken, gutless

archaic poor-spirited, recreant

Derivatives

timidness

/ˈtɪmɪdnəs/ noun ...

However, I think I can get over my timidness for this.
I want to follow up on that point by looking at the extraordinary timidness that has characterized recent liberal political tactics.
It brings Edward's emotional timidness to the forefront, as well as evoking the fairy tale nature and fantastic, exaggerated tone of the film.

Origin

Mid 16th century: from Latin timidus, from timere 'to fear'.

单词	timid
释义	timid /ˈtɪmɪd / adjective (timider, timidest) Showing a lack of courage or confidence; easily frightened: I was too timid to ask for what I wanted... Yet he is a keen sighted and extraordinary man, gentle I think by nature and at once timid, modest and reticent. His answer spilled timid and trembling from his frightened lips, a trickle of stuttering feebleness. That said, I really hated this film, and not because it's so dumb, but because it's so timid and gutless. Synonyms easily frightened, lacking courage, fearful, apprehensive, afraid, frightened, scared, faint-hearted; trembling, quaking, cowering, weak-kneed; shy, diffident, bashful, self-effacing, shrinking, unassuming, unassertive, reserved, retiring, reticent, quiet, timorous, nervous, modest, demure, coy, meek, humble; cowardly, pusillanimous, lily-livered, pigeon-hearted, spineless, craven informal wimpish, sissy, yellow, yellow-bellied, chicken, gutless archaic poor-spirited, recreant Derivatives timidness /ˈtɪmɪdnəs/ noun ... However, I think I can get over my timidness for this. I want to follow up on that point by looking at the extraordinary timidness that has characterized recent liberal political tactics. It brings Edward's emotional timidness to the forefront, as well as evoking the fairy tale nature and fantastic, exaggerated tone of the film. Origin Mid 16th century: from Latin timidus, from timere 'to fear'.
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