dastard

英 ['dæstəd; 'dɑː-] 美
  • n. 懦夫;卑鄙的人
  • adj. 怯懦的;卑劣的

英文词源


dastard (n.)
mid-15c., "one who is lazy or dull;" an English formation on a French model, probably from *dast, "dazed," past participle of dasen "to daze" (see daze (v.)) + deprecatory suffix -ard. Meaning "one who shirks from danger" is late 15c.

双语例句


1. He is nothing but a chicken-hearted dastard.
他只是一个胆怯的懦夫。

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