| 单词 | faint-hearted |
| 释义 | faint-hearted (once / 10155 pages) adj Someone who's faint-hearted is fearful or frightened. If a haunted house advertises itself as "not for the faint-hearted," it's probably really scary. If you're generally faint-hearted, you tend to be a little timid or anxious, easily scared or overwhelmed. A faint-hearted person might choose not to go on the steepest roller coaster or watch the scariest horror films. Faint-hearted was first used in the fifteenth century, and it combines the original meaning of faint, "lacking in courage," with hearted, or "at heart." WORD FAMILYfaint-hearted USAGE EXAMPLESDiscussion threads provide some opportunity for challenge and informed comment, but are not for the faint-hearted. Nature(Dec 05, 2016) But she admits changing career late in life isn't for the faint-hearted: "It's terrifying. I might be absolute rubbish at it." BBC(Nov 21, 2016) This is not a campaign for the faint-hearted. US News(Sep 23, 2016) adj lacking conviction or boldness or courage Syn faint, fainthearted, timid cowardly, fearful lacking courage; ignobly timid and faint-hearted |
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