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单词 pusillanimous
释义
pusillanimouspu‧sil‧lan‧i‧mous /ˌpjuːsɪˈlænɪməs/ adjective formal Word Origin
WORD ORIGINpusillanimous
Origin:
1400-1500 Late Latin pusillanimis, from Latin pusillus ‘very small’ + animus ‘spirit’
Examples
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  • Others would see the acceptance of this bounded walking environment as timid and pusillanimous.
  • The comfort and security you are chasing can only be temporary with pusillanimous people like you prancing around.
  • The man was not a grey-suit, not a whey-face, not a pusillanimous, coughing politician.
frightened of taking even small risks SYN  cowardlypusillanimity /ˌpjuːsələˈnɪməti/ noun [uncountable]
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