英语词汇“recreant”的英英意思、用法、释义、翻译、读音、例句、短语、词组-英语词典

rec•re•ant adj.

cowardly or craven.
unfaithful, disloyal, or traitorous.

a coward.
an apostate, traitor, or renegade.

Latin crēdere to believe
Old French, adjective, adjectival and noun, nominal use of present participle of recreire to yield in a contest, equivalent. to re- re- + creire
Middle English 1300–50

rec′re•ance, rec′re•an•cy, n.
rec′re•ant•ly, adv.

1.See corresponding entry in Unabridged dastardly, pusillanimous, base, faint-hearted, yellow.
2.See corresponding entry in Unabridged faithless, untrue, apostate.
3.See corresponding entry in Unabridged dastard.

1.See corresponding entry in Unabridged brave.
2.See corresponding entry in Unabridged loyal.
3.See corresponding entry in Unabridged hero.

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recreant /ˈrɛkrɪənt/ archaic adj

cowardly; faint-hearted
disloyal

a disloyal or cowardly person

Etymology: 14th Century: from Old French, from recroire to surrender, from re- + Latin crēdere to believe; compare miscreant

ˈrecreance, ˈrecreancy n ˈrecreantly adv

单词	recreant
释义	WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024 rec•re•ant (rek′rē ənt),USA pronunciation adj. cowardly or craven. unfaithful, disloyal, or traitorous. n. a coward. an apostate, traitor, or renegade. Latin crēdere to believe Old French, adjective, adjectival and noun, nominal use of present participle of recreire to yield in a contest, equivalent. to re- re- + creire Middle English 1300–50 rec′re•ance, rec′re•an•cy, n. rec′re•ant•ly, adv. 1.See corresponding entry in Unabridged dastardly, pusillanimous, base, faint-hearted, yellow. 2.See corresponding entry in Unabridged faithless, untrue, apostate. 3.See corresponding entry in Unabridged dastard. 1.See corresponding entry in Unabridged brave. 2.See corresponding entry in Unabridged loyal. 3.See corresponding entry in Unabridged hero. Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers:: recreant /ˈrɛkrɪənt/ archaic adj cowardly; faint-hearted disloyal n a disloyal or cowardly person Etymology: 14th Century: from Old French, from recroire to surrender, from re- + Latin crēdere to believe; compare miscreant ˈrecreance, ˈrecreancy n ˈrecreantly adv
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