pusillanimity
[,pj?sl?'n?m?ti]
- 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).