形容词/副词，意为"胆小的、懦弱的、怯懦的"，形容一个人因为害怕而不敢面对危险、困难或痛苦，缺乏勇气。
He was too cowardly to stand up for his friend when others were being unfair.
他太懦弱了，当别人对他的朋友不公平时，他不敢站出来。
The general condemned the cowardly retreat of his troops, insisting that a brave stand could have turned the tide of the battle.
将军谴责了部队怯懦的撤退，坚称如果勇敢抵抗，本可以扭转战局。
Cowardly 由 coward 加后缀 -ly 构成。Coward 源自古法语 couard（胆小鬼），而 couard 又来自拉丁语 cauda，意为"尾巴"，形象地比喻害怕时夹着尾巴逃跑的动物。后缀 -ly 使其成为形容词或副词，表示"具有……特征的"。
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