craven

名词 n. 动词 v. 形容词 adj.
中文释义

英文释义

名词 n.
  1. A coward. archaic
    — He is a craven and a villain else.
动词 v.
  1. To make craven. archaic
    — There is a prohibition so divine / That cravens my weak hand.
形容词 adj.
  1. Unwilling to fight; lacking even the rudiments of courage; extremely cowardly.
    — The poor craven bridegroom said never a word.

词形变化

more craven comparative most craven superlative cravens plural cravens present,singular,third-person cravening participle,present cravened participle,past cravened past

词源

词源 1
From Middle English cravant, either borrowed from Old French cravanté (“defeated”), past participle of cravanter (ultimately from Latin crepare), or a modification of creaunt (“defeated”) after craven (“to crave”).
词源 2
From Middle English cravant, either borrowed from Old French cravanté (“defeated”), past participle of cravanter (ultimately from Latin crepare), or a modification of creaunt (“defeated”) after craven (“to crave”).
词源 3
From Middle English cravant, either borrowed from Old French cravanté (“defeated”), past participle of cravanter (ultimately from Latin crepare), or a modification of creaunt (“defeated”) after craven (“to crave”).
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