recreant

简明英汉词典

recreant

[5rekriEnt]

adj.

怯懦的

n.

懦夫

美国传统词典[双解]

recreant

rec.re.ant

AHD:[rμk“r?-…nt]

D.J.[6rekri8*nt]

K.K.[6rWkri*nt]

adj.（形容词）

(1)Unfaithful or disloyal to a belief, duty, or cause.See Synonyms at faithless

叛逆的：不忠实或不忠诚于某种信仰、义务或事业参见 faithless

(2)Craven or cowardly.

胆小的，怯懦的

n.（名词）

(1)A faithless or disloyal person.

变节者：不忠实或不忠诚的人

(2)A coward.

懦夫：胆小鬼

语源

(1)Middle English

中古英语

(2)from Old French [present participle of] recroire [to remember]

源自 古法语 [] recroire的现在分词 [记忆]

(3)from Medieval Latin recr?e [to yield, pledge]

源自 中世纪拉丁语 recr?e [放弃，发誓]

(4)Latin re- [re-]

拉丁语 re- [前缀re-]

(5)Latin cr?e [to believe] * see kerd-

拉丁语 cr?e [相信] *参见 kerd-

继承用法

rec“reance 或

rec“reancy

n.（名词）

rec“reantly

adv.（副词）

现代英汉词典

recreant

[5rekrIEnt]

adj.

怯懦的

词性变化

recreant

n.

胆小鬼，懦夫

现代英汉综合大辞典

recreant

[5rekriEnt]

adj.

求饶的; 怯懦的; 卑劣的; 不忠的; 背叛的

词性变化

recreant

[5rekriEnt]

n.

胆小鬼, 懦夫; 背叛者, 变节者; 卖国贼

继承用法

recreantly

adv.

美国传统词典

recreant

rec.re.ant

AHD:[rμk“r?-…nt]

D.J.[6rekri8*nt]

K.K.[6rWkri*nt]

adj.

(1)Unfaithful or disloyal to a belief, duty, or cause.See Synonyms at faithless

(2)Craven or cowardly.

n.

(1)A faithless or disloyal person.

(2)A coward.

语源

(1)Middle English

(2)from Old French [present participle of] recroire [to remember]

(3)from Medieval Latin recr?e [to yield, pledge]

(4)Latin re- [re-]

(5)Latin cr?e [to believe] * see kerd-

继承用法

rec“reance or

rec“reancy

n.

rec“reantly

adv.