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pol·troon 英pɒlˈtruːn美pɑlˈtrunAHDpŏl-tr›nʹ 高四Ｇ宝COCA¹⁸⁷⁹⁷⁶BNC¹⁷³⁹⁹⁵⁺²
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n.胆怯者¹⁵;懦夫⁵⁵adj.胆怯的³⁰复数poltroons名词poltroonery
人物懦夫，弱者懦弱，胆小
Noun:
an abject coward
Adjective:
characterized by complete cowardliness来自古意大利语poltrone，马驹，小马。来自拉丁语pullus，小动物，小鸡，词源同pullet, pupil。-one，大词后缀。字面意思即较大的小鸡，小马，引申词义胆小鬼，懦夫。poly-多，复，聚，来自希腊语polys，许多。来自原始印欧语*pele，装满，词源同full, fill, plenty。引申词义多，复，聚。 pullet来自古法语poule，小母鸡。来自拉丁语pullus，小动物，家禽。来自原始印欧语*pulo，小动物。来自原始印欧语*pau，小的，少的，词源同few, foal, filly。-et，小词后缀。 pupil来自拉丁语pupillus，小男孩。来自pupus的小词形式。来自pupus，男孩，可能来自原始印欧语pup，鼓起，膨胀，拟声词，引申词义生长，或来自原始印欧语*pau，小的，少的，词源同few, pedagogue。来自拉丁语pupilla，小女孩。来自pupillus的阴性格。因反射在瞳孔的人像如同小女孩而得名。 one来自古英语an。来自原始日耳曼语*ainaz。来自原始印欧语*aino，一，词源同an, inch, unit。one-armed bandit老虎机，游戏机比喻用法。one-liner小笑话，俏皮话比喻用法，即一句话的笑话。 full来自原始印欧语*pele，装满，词源同fill, plenary。 fill来自full的动词形式。 plentyplen-，全体的，全部的，-ty，名词后缀。引申词义大量，众多。GRE红宝书原指: 幼小的马－懦夫polt = colt小马驹polt = plot阴谋, roon = room: 在屋子里密谋杀害大英雄是懦夫干的事.
音：怕蠢，又怕又蠢；音：怕怵，又怕又怵→懦夫
poltr=colt小马+oo n→原指小马受惊→懦夫GRE难词记忆poltroon→polt=colt 小马+roon=run 跑→受惊奔跑的小马→胆小鬼GRE难词记忆poltroon 音“跑出俺”→你这个胆小鬼跑不出俺的手掌心词根记忆poltr=colt小马+ oon → 原指小马受惊 ⇒懦夫词根记忆poltr懒惰+oon近义词 craven懦弱的recreant胆小的
Ppoltrooneryn.怯懦胆小Ppoltroonisha.象胆小鬼似的怯懦的胆小的
名词50%,形容词50%
用作名词No one likes to be regarded as apoltroon.没有人喜欢被认为是懦夫。noun.chicken
同义词 coward,craven,dastard,milksop,varlet,weaklingyellowbelly
chickennoun person afraid to try something
coward,craven,dastard,funk,quitter,recreant,scaredy-cat,yellowbelly
cowardnoun person who is scared, easily intimidated
alarmist,baby,chicken,chickenheart,craven,cur,dastard,deserter,faint-of-heart,faintheart,fraidy-cat,gutless wonder,invertebrate,jellyfish,lily liver,malingerer,mouse,pessimist,poltroon,quitter,rabbit,recreant,scaredy-cat,shirk,shirker,skulker,sneak,weakling,white liver,wimp,yellowbelly
cravennoun timid person
chicken,coward,dastard,fraidy-cat,nebbish,poltroon,quitter,recreant,scaredy-cat,weakling,wheyface,wimp,wuss,yellowbelly
dastardnoun coward
cad,chicken,craven,poltroon,recreant,sneak,wimp
wretchnoun derelict
beggar,bezonian,blackguard,brute,bum,caitiff,cullion,dog,ingrate,knave,liar,libertine,looser,lowlife,miscreant,outcast,pariah,pauper,pilgarlic,poltroon,rapscallion,rascal,renegade,rogue,ronion,scalawag,scamp,scapegrace,scoundrel,scullion,scum,snake,vagabond,varlet,villain,worm |