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cowardice(n.)

"面对危险缺乏勇气,害怕伤害或疼痛",公元1300年左右,源自古法语 coardise(13世纪),来自 coardcoart "懦夫"(参见 coward)+名词后缀 -ise

Cowardice, as distinguished from panic, is almost always simply a lack of ability to suspend the functioning of the imagination. [Ernest Hemingway, "Men at War," 1942]
与惊慌失措不同,懦弱几乎总是一种无法暂停想象功能的能力不足。[欧内斯特·海明威,《战争中的人们》,1942年]

该词起源时间:约1300年