fear or lack of courage惧怕；胆小；懦弱 opposite bravery, courage- The lieutenant had displayed cowardice in the face of the enemy.那个中尉在面对敌人时表现怯懦。
- It is an act of moral cowardice for a society to neglect its poor.对于一个社会来说，忽视穷人是道义上懦弱的一种表现。
- She was ashamed of her cowardice.她为她的懦弱感到羞愧。
Topics Personal qualitiesc2Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjectiveverb + cowardicephrases- an act of cowardice
- cowardice in the face of the enemy
See full entry Word OriginMiddle English: from Old French couardise, from couard, based on Latin cauda ‘tail’, possibly with reference to a frightened animal with its tail between its legs.