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单词 poltroon
释义 poltroon
 —poltroonery,  n.   —poltroonish,  adj.   —poltroonishly,  adv.  
 /pol troohn"/,  n.  
  1. a wretched coward; craven.
  adj.  
  2. marked by utter cowardice.
 [1520-30; earlier pultrowne, pultron, poultroone < MF poultron < OIt poltrone idler, coward, deriv. of poltro foal < VL *pulliter, deriv. of L pullus young animal; see FOAL]
 Syn. 1. dastard.
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