V2EX pusillanimity

Pusillanimity

发音 Pronunciation

/pju.s.lnm..ti/

释义 Definition

胆小怯懦;缺乏勇气和决心。指一个人在面对困难或挑战时表现出的懦弱和畏缩,尤其是在需要果断行动时却退缩不前。

例句 Examples

His pusillanimity prevented him from standing up for what was right.
他的怯懦使他无法为正义挺身而出。

The general's pusillanimity in the face of a weakened enemy cost his army a decisive victory that could have ended the war months earlier.
面对已被削弱的敌人,将军的畏缩不前使军队错失了一场决定性的胜利,而那场胜利本可以让战争提前数月结束。

词源 Etymology

该词源自晚期拉丁语 pusillanimitas,由拉丁语 pusillus(意为"非常小的、微弱的")和 animus(意为"精神、勇气、心灵")组合而成。字面意思是"精神渺小",即缺乏气魄和胆量。这个词经由古法语传入英语,在14世纪左右开始使用。其形容词形式为 pusillanimous,意为"胆小的、怯懦的"。

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文学作品引用 Literary References

  • 托马斯阿奎那在《神学大全》(Summa Theologica)中将 pusillanimity 列为一种与勇德相对立的恶德,认为它是一种因低估自身能力而拒绝行善的罪过。
  • 尼可罗马基雅维利在《君主论》(The Prince)中多次批判统治者的怯懦,认为 pusillanimity 是导致失去权力的重要原因。
  • 塞缪尔约翰逊在其著作中也曾使用该词,用以批评那些在道德选择面前退缩的人。
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