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pusillanimity

[,pjʊslə'nɪməti]

n. 胆怯；无气力；优柔寡断

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).