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pusillanimity的意思

pusillanimity

[,pjʊslə'nɪməti]
  • n. 胆怯;无气力;优柔寡断

pusillanimity

中文词源


pusillanimity 胆怯

来自pusillanimous,胆怯的,-ity,名词后缀。

英文词源


pusillanimity (n.)
late 14c., from Middle French pusillanimité (14c.), from Church Latin pusillanimitatem (nominative pusillanimitas) "faintheartedness," from Latin pusillanimis "fainthearted, having little courage" (see pusillanimous).