recreant

汉语翻译

a. 胆小的, 怯懦的, 不忠的
n. 胆怯者, 不忠的人, 叛徒, 懦夫

词型变化

副词:recreantly 名词:recreance 

英语解释

名词 recreant:

an abject coward同义词：poltroon, cravena disloyal person who betrays or deserts his cause or religion or political party or friend etc.同义词：deserter, apostate, renegade, turncoat, ratter

形容词 recreant:

having deserted a cause or principle同义词：renegadelacking even the rudiments of courage; abjectly fearful- Spenser同义词：craven

例句

You recreant knave!你这个不义之徒！

详细解释

rec.re.ant

adj.（形容词）
Unfaithful or disloyal to a belief, duty, or cause.See Synonyms at faithless
叛逆的：不忠实或不忠诚于某种信仰、义务或事业参见 faithless
Craven or cowardly.
胆小的，怯懦的
n.（名词）
A faithless or disloyal person.
变节者：不忠实或不忠诚的人
A coward.
懦夫：胆小鬼

来源：
Middle English
中古英语
from Old French [present participle of] recroire [to remember]
源自 古法语 [] recroire的现在分词 [记忆]
from Medieval Latin recrôdere [to yield, pledge]
源自 中世纪拉丁语 recrôdere [放弃，发誓]
Latin re- [re-]
拉丁语 re- [前缀re-]
Latin crôdere [to believe] * see kerd-
拉丁语 crôdere [相信] *参见 kerd-

【引伸】
rec.reance 或
rec.reancy
n.（名词）
rec.reantly
adv.（副词）