單詞
fraidy-cat
英文詞源
- fraidy-cat (n.)
- "coward," by 1871, American English slang, from 'fraid (by 1816), childish or dialectal (African, West Indies) pronunciation of afraid, + cat (n.), perhaps in reference to the animals' instinct to scatter when startled.
雙語例句
- 1. Tom was a fraidy and wouldn't go in the water.
- 湯姆是個膽小鬼,不會下水去的.
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