pusillanimity

• n. 胆怯；无气力；优柔寡断

来自pusillanimous,胆怯的，-ity,名词后缀。

pusillanimity (n.)

late 14c., from Middle French pusillanimité (14c.), from Church Latin pusillanimitatem (nominative pusillanimitas) "faintheartedness," from Latin pusillanimis "fainthearted, having little courage" (see pusillanimous).

1. contemptible fearfulness