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Poltroon Coward Courage Pɑːl'truːn N.懦夫 Likes Regarded 没有人喜欢被认为是懦夫

Front poltroon
Pron [pɑːl'truːn]
Back 【poltroon】
n.懦夫
No one likes to be regarded as a poltroon.
没有人喜欢被认为是懦夫。
Vocab
poltroonan abject coward

A poltroon is a coward. Poltroons have a lack of courage and fortitude.

Poltroon is an old-fashioned word for a type of person that exists in every time period: a coward. If you behave in a way that shows no courage or confidence, you're acting like a poltroon. In movies, the villains are often poltroons who are sneaky and devious instead of brave and straightforward. A hero is the opposite of a poltroon. Poltroons can be described as craven and abject, but most of all, cowardly.

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