recreant是什么意思

2024-02-04 13:20:16

recreant

美[rekriənt] 英[rekriənt]

adj. 胆小的；怯懦的；不义的

n. 胆怯者；不义的人；叛徒

副词：recreantly 名词：recreance

近义词：craven，cowardly，renegade，deserter，apostate，turncoat，poltroon，ratter，

Noun

an abject coward
a disloyal person who betrays or deserts his cause or religion or political party or friend etc.

Adjective

having deserted a cause or principle;
"some provinces had proved recreant" "renegade supporters of the usurper"
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"