Front | poltroon |
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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. All forms of 'poltroon' will appear on average once every 9974 pages. poltroon poltroonery |
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