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pusillanimity

/pyoo-suh-luh-nim-i-tee/US // ˌpyu sə ləˈnɪm ɪ ti //

怜悯之心,怜悯心,悲观主义,怜悯之情

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Definitions

n.名词 noun
  1. 1
    • : the state or condition of being pusillanimous; timidity; cowardliness.

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Examples

  • Once again, Republican pusillanimity in the face of gun fanaticism threatens to gut sane gun legislation in Congress.

  • He exhorted his hearers to imitate the example of Paris, and accused the royal officers of indolence and pusillanimity.

  • England then might, with more reason, reproach her own rulers for pusillanimity than the Corsicans for ingratitude.

  • Comments were very freely made on the energy displayed by commanders in some instances, in contrast with pusillanimity in others.

  • The Elector's struggle with himself was long and violent, but pusillanimity and self-interest for awhile prevailed.

  • But the pusillanimity which I have observed among the so-called Liberals has given me cause for reflection.