pusillanimity
[,pj?sl?'n?m?ti]
- n. 膽怯;無(wú)氣力;優(yōu)柔寡斷
中文詞源
pusillanimity 膽怯
來(lái)自pusillanimous,膽怯的,-ity,名詞后綴。
英文詞源
- pusillanimity (n.)
- late 14c., from Middle French pusillanimité (14c.), from Church Latin pusillanimitatem (nominative pusillanimitas) "faintheartedness," from Latin pusillanimis "fainthearted, having little courage" (see pusillanimous).