poltroon

名词 n. 形容词 adj.
中文释义
英 /pɒlˈtɹuːn/    美 /pɑlˈtɹun/|/pɔlˈtɹun/|/polˈtɹun/

英文释义

名词 n.
  1. An ignoble or total coward; a dastard; a mean-spirited wretch.
    — Patience is for poltroons, such as he: He durst not sit there, had your father lived.
形容词 adj.
  1. Cowardly.
    — Accordingly, to excuse our deliberate inactivity in the north, we had to make a show of impotence, which gave them to understand that the Arabs were too poltroon to cut the line near Maan and keep it cut.

词形变化

poltroons plural poltron alternative more poltroon comparative most poltroon superlative poltron alternative

词源

词源 1
From Middle French poltron, from Italian poltrone.
词源 2
From Middle French poltron, from Italian poltrone.
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