poltroon的词源

英文词源

poltroon (n.)

"A coward; a nidgit; a scoundrel" [Johnson, who spells it poltron], 1520s, from Middle French poultron "rascal, coward" (16c., Modern French poltron), from Italian poltrone "lazy fellow, coward," apparently from *poltro "couch, bed" (compare Milanese polter, Venetian poltrona "couch"), perhaps from a Germanic source (compare Old High German polstar "pillow;" see bolster (n.)). Also see -oon.

中文词源

poltroon：胆小鬼，懦夫

来自古意大利语poltrone,马驹，小马，来自拉丁语pullus,小动物，小鸡，词源同pullet,pupil.-one,大词后缀。字面意思即较大的小鸡，小马，引申词义胆小鬼，懦夫。

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