coward 膽小鬼 — 中文意思、英文定義、例句

1.名詞B1

釋義

膽小鬼

缺乏勇氣、容易退縮的人

someone who lacks the courage to face danger, hardship, or unpleasant situations, often running away or avoiding them instead of dealing with them.

例句

When the school bully appeared, Jason slipped away and his classmates called him a coward.

學校惡霸一出現，Jason 就溜走了，同學們都罵他是膽小鬼。

collocation: call someone a coward

Nellie admitted she was too much of a coward to ride the roller coaster.

Nellie 承認自己太膽小了，不敢坐雲霄飛車。

collocation: too much of a coward to [do something]

同義詞

chicken
informal and often playful; milder than coward
wimp
informal; emphasises physical weakness rather than a lack of moral courage
scaredy-cat
informal, used mainly with or by children; very mild

反義詞

hero
someone who shows bravery and self-sacrifice; the direct opposite of a coward
brave person
plain opposite that simply describes someone without cowardice

文法句型

be a coward

call someone a coward

用法筆記

Strongly negative term; calling someone a coward is a direct insult. The related adjective is 'cowardly' (e.g., 'a cowardly act'), not 'coward'. 'Coward' is a countable noun, so it always needs a determiner in singular form.

常見錯誤

❌He is very coward.

✅He is a coward.

💡coward is a noun, not an adjective; use 'a coward' or the adjective 'cowardly'.

❌That was a coward thing to do.

✅That was a cowardly thing to do.

💡describe actions with the adjective 'cowardly', not the noun 'coward'.

coward

coward — 名詞

1. someone who lacks the courage to face danger, hardship, or unpleasant situations

文法句型

用法筆記

常見錯誤