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亦作“ 怯耎 ”。亦作“ 怯愞 ”。胆小;懦弱。
《韩非子·说难》:“略事陈意则曰怯懦而不尽;虑事广肆则曰草野而倨侮。”《汉书·司马迁传》:“僕虽怯耎欲苟活,亦颇识去就之分矣,何至自湛溺累紲之辱哉!”《隋书·段达传》:“ 达 不能因机决胜,唯持重自守,顿兵馈粮,多无剋获,时皆谓之为怯愞。” 宋 叶适 《梁父吟》:“余既朴陋而不能谋兮,又怯耎而畏兵。” 王蒙 《火之歌》:“他们面临的不仅有帮派分子的破坏,还有怯懦和奴性这两位‘虎伥’的阻挠。”
Saith he, If it be well weighed, to say that a man lieth, is as much to say, as that he is brave towards God, and a coward towards men.
他说:“仔细考虑起来,要是说某人说谎就等于说他对上帝很大胆,对世人很怯懦”。Tears came to his eyes as he remembered her childlike look, and winsome fanciful ways, and shy tremulous grace.
当他回想起她那稚气的面容、迷人的万种媚态和腼腆怯懦的柔雅风度时,泪水涌上了他的眼睛。He made no empty promises, nor the craven excuse that his hands were tied by more powerful forces in the world than himself.
他不许空的诺言,也不找怯懦的借口,说他的手被世界上比他自己更强大的力量束缚住了。Sometimes, it was off, but it had burned and could be lit again, continuing to challenge the darkness by its weak yet courageous flame.
即使熄灭了,它也燃烧过。何况还能再一次点燃,继续以他怯懦而又勇敢的火光向黑夜挑战。He did not show the slightest timidity before the enemy.
在敌人面前他丝毫没有怯懦的表现。John, disappointed in himself, in his cowardice, banged his head up against the wall and groaned, exasperated.
约翰对自己的怯懦感到非常失望,烦躁地把头靠在墙上,但不小心用力过度,让他痛苦的低声呻吟着。Mr Lonergan concludes, somewhat sheepishly, that money would cause less damage if people did not think about it so much.
洛内甘最后略带怯懦地总结道:倘若人们不把钞票看得这么重,钱所造成的损失就会相应减少。eg. Her rudeness is just a front for her shyness.
她的粗暴只不过是掩盖她的怯懦而已。Worryingly, politicians are already in something of a funk.
令人担忧的是,政客们现在已经有点怯懦了。怯懦通常表现为害怕困难,意志薄弱;害怕挫折,情感脆弱;害怕交际,性格软弱。平时寡言少语,行动拘束,容易逆来顺受和屈从他人,遇事退缩,极其胆小怕事,多一事不如少一事,不愿冒半点风险,遇到困难易惊慌失措,不知如何是好,受到挫折则易自暴自弃,无地自容。
具有怯懦人格表现缺陷的人,由于缺乏交往处事的主动性,因而常被人视作性格内向,只有在其与人交往或处理具体事务时,这种人格表现缺陷才会显露出来。例如在与人交往时,常常会不由自主地约束自 己的言行,神态也显得极不自然,以致躲躲闪闪,手足无措;在交谈时无 法充分表达自己的思想和感情,从而影响与人建立正常的亲密友谊。
又如在处理具体事务时,总是过于谨小慎微,没有十分把握绝不冒险而 动,遇到难题能避则避,能推则推,没有自己的主见,喜欢按他人的意愿 办事,害怕承担责任和受别人的非议。