timidity
英 [tɪ'mɪdətɪ]
美 [tɪ'mɪdəti]
英文词源
- timidity (n.)
- 1590s, from Latin timiditas "fearfulness, faint-heartedness, cowardice," from timidus "fearful, afraid" (see timid).
双语例句
- 1. He was soon disillusioned by the government's timidity on social reform.
- 他不久就因政府在进行社会改革时缩手缩脚而不抱幻想了。
来自柯林斯例句
- 2. He shows an almost childlike timidity in talking with strangers.
- 他和生人谈话简直像小孩子一样面嫩.
来自《现代汉英综合大词典》
- 3. Again, such timidity is misplaced.
- 这种胆怯又一次错位了.
来自《简明英汉词典》
- 4. They mocked at my timidity.
- 他们嘲弄我的胆小.
来自《现代英汉综合大词典》
- 5. His failure is largely due to timidity.
- 他的失败主要是由于胆小.
来自《现代英汉综合大词典》