| 单词 | pusillanimous |
|---|---|
| 音标 | [pju:si'læniməs] |
| 解释 | a.胆小的 |
| 红宝书 | 【英】 adj.胆小的(lacking courage and resolution; cowardly) 【考】 反义词: dauntless(大胆的); stouthearted(大胆的 ) 【记】 pusill(虚弱的)＋ani m(生命，精神)＋ous →胆小的 |
| 字源 | pusillanimous (adj.) early 15c., from Late Latin pusillanimis "having little courage" (used in Church Latin to translate Greek oligopsychos "small-souled"), from Latin pusillis "very weak, little" (diminutive of pullus "young animal;" see foal (n.)) + animus "spirit, courage" (see animus). Related: Pusillanimously; pusillanimousness. |
| 不择手段背单词 | adj. 胆小的; 缺少勇气的 = cowardly 【记】pus = put, ill, anim = animal, ous一生病的小动物在一起－胆小的 【反】dauntless(adj 不屈不挠的); stouthearted(adj 刚毅大胆的); temerity(n 卤莽)/valiancy(n 骁勇)－pusillanimity(n 胆怯); |
| 趣味全助记 | 【记】音：怕死 animal 怕死动物了→胆小；puss 猫, 小姑娘 + ill有病 + animal动物，有病的小猫咪很胆小 |
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