单词 | craven |
释义 | craven —cravenly, adv. —cravenness, n. /kray"veuhn/, adj. 1. cowardly; contemptibly timid; pusillanimous. n. 2. a coward. 3. cry craven, to yield; capitulate; give up. v.t. 4. to make cowardly. [1175-1225; ME cravant, cravaunde defeated < OF craventé, ptp. of cravanter to crush, overwhelm ( < VL *crepantare), influenced by ME creaunt defeated (see RECREANT)] Syn. 1. dastardly, fearful, timorous. |
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