cowardlyadj.
英 'kaʊədlɪ | 美
中文adj. 怯懦的，懦弱的；胆小的\nadv. 胆怯地
怯懦的，懦弱的；胆小的
adv. 胆怯地
词根词源
cowardly (adj.)1550s, from coward + -ly (1). The adverb (late 14c.) is much older than the adjective:
Yit had I levir do what I may Than here to dye thus cowerdelye ["Le Morte d\\'Arthur," c. 1450]
An Old English word for "cowardly" was earg, which also meant "slothful." Related: Cowardliness.
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