| 单词 | pusillanimously |
| 释义 | > as lemmaspusiˈllanimously pusiˈllanimously adv. ΘΚΠ the mind > emotion > fear > cowardice or pusillanimity > [adverb] arghlyc1000 faintly1297 cowardlyc1380 coward-like1587 pusillanimously1602 hen-heartedly1799 turpidly1866 lily-liveredly1929 1602 A. Copley Another Let. to Dis-iesuited Kinseman 8 He so sleightly and pusillanimously ouerskips D. Fishers Treatie of Schisme. 1716 L. Howel Compl. Hist. Holy Bible II. vii. 254 This is the Time to recover our ancient Laws by our Courage, or pusillanimously deliver them up and these poor Remains of our Countrymen to ignominy and slavery. 1788 E. Gibbon Decline & Fall IV. xl. 87 He [sc. John of Cappadocia] pusillanimously fled to the sanctuary of the church. 1813 S. Rowson Sarah xvi. 86 And why, oh! why, was I so pusillanimously weak and tame? 1949 Amer. Q. 1 282/2 Our colleges and universities deal..pusillanimously with its [sc. religion's] place in contemporary society. 2004 Observer (Nexis) 7 Nov. (Review section) 5 Even though he so pusillanimously evaded service in Vietnam, he was able to pass himself off as a stalwart, invincible leader. < as lemmas |
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