caitiff
caitiff — 形容詞
- caitiffpositive
- more caitiffcomparative
- most caitiffsuperlative
1. showing no courage and acting in a shameful way that makes other people feel con
1.形容詞
釋義
怯懦；卑劣
膽小又行為可恥的
showing no courage and acting in a shameful way that makes other people feel contempt.
例句
The caitiff knight dropped his sword and ran away from the battle.
那名怯懦的騎士丟下劍，從戰場上逃走了。
attributive use: the caitiff + person noun
Yuki's story told of a caitiff soldier who left his friends behind.
Yuki 的故事講的是一名卑劣怯懦的士兵，他拋下朋友逃走了。
Everyone in the village hated the caitiff man who stole food from children.
村裡人人都痛恨那個偷孩子食物的卑劣男子。
collocation: caitiff man / caitiff knight / caitiff soldier
Esteban felt ashamed of his caitiff act, hiding while others fought.
Esteban 為自己怯懦的行為感到羞愧，因為別人奮戰時他卻躲了起來。
In the old poem, a caitiff king gives up his town without a fight.
在那首古老的詩裡，一位怯懦的國王不戰就交出了自己的城鎮。