coward
UKkauəd
US'kauəd
معنی فارسی
آدم ترسو
معنی کامل و مثالها
/kou´ǝrd/n., adj.
● ترسو، بزدل، گنجشک دل، جبون، هراسمند
a coward soldier who escaped from the battlefield
سرباز ترسویی که از میدان جنگ گریخت
● آدم ترسو
* the coward dies a thousand deaths, the brave but one
آدم بزدل هزار بار میمیرد، آدم شجاع فقط یک بار
ریشه و کاربرد
ریشه
Middle English (in the sense ‘tail’): from Old French couard, based on Latin cauda ‘tail’. The current sense dates from late Middle English.
مثال
- He was a coward, always avoiding confrontation.
- Don't be such a coward!
- It's easy to call someone a coward from a safe distance.
ترکیبهای رایج
Coward lion Coward man Coward person
تعریف انگلیسی
noun
- English dramatist and actor and composer noted for his witty and sophisticated comedies (1899-1973)
noun
- a person who shows fear or timidity
مترادفها
I. noun
Dastard, poltroon, craven, recreant, milksop.
II. adjective
See cowardly.