dastard

英 ['dæstəd; 'dɑː-] 美
英英释义
反义词
  • n. 懦夫;卑鄙的人
  • adj. 怯懦的;卑劣的

GRE

英英释意


1. a malicious coward

英文词源


dastard (n.)
mid-15c., "one who is lazy or dull;" an English formation on a French model, probably from *dast, "dazed," past participle of dasen "to daze" (see daze (v.)) + deprecatory suffix -ard. Meaning "one who shirks from danger" is late 15c.