recreant

英 ['rekriənt] 美 ['rekriənt]

• adj. 胆小的；怯懦的；不义的
• n. 胆怯者；不义的人；叛徒

英英释义

Noun:

1. an abject coward

2. a disloyal person who betrays or deserts his cause or religion or political party or friend etc.

Adjective:

1. having deserted a cause or principle;

   "some provinces had proved recreant"
   "renegade supporters of the usurper"
   

2. lacking even the rudiments of courage; abjectly fearful;

   "the craven fellow turned and ran"
   "a craven proposal to raise the white flag"
   "this recreant knight"
   

经典引文

• The vain purposes which have made me recreant to the better nature.

  出自： D. G. Mitchell

近反义词

【近义词】

• craven 懦弱的
• cowardly 懦弱的
• renegade 叛徒
• deserter 背弃者
• apostate 背教者
• turncoat 背叛者
• poltroon 胆怯者
• ratter 捕鼠者