A timid person is frightened before a danger, a coward during the time, and a courageous person afterward.
📚 名句词汇解析
从本句名言中提取的重要词汇，帮助你深度理解这句话
adj. 胆小的;羞怯的;怕人;羞手羞脚;
💡 tim害怕+id...的 →胆怯的
"He stopped in the doorway, too timid to go in."
他在门口停住了脚步，不好意思进去。
近义：inhibited, ashamed, pusillanimous, bashful, sheepish, short
反义：imprudent, intrepid, manful, mettlesome, nervy, plucky
n. 人;（语法）人称;身体;容貌;
💡 person-, parson- 表”人类”
"The aforementioned person was seen acting suspiciously."
有人看见前面提到的那个人行动可疑。
近义：individual, subject, dude, bleeder, bloke, blighter
反义：assemblage, assembly, mass, mob, multitude, party
frightened
['fraɪtnd]
adj. 害怕的;受惊的;
v. （使）惊恐( frighten的过去式和过去分词);吓唬;
💡 fright惊恐+en表动词 + ed...的→ 受惊的, 受恐吓的
"Survivors waited for the rescue boats, dazed and frightened."
生还者不知所措，心有余悸，等待着救援船只。
近义：appalled, apprehensive, petrified, awed, awestricken, awestruck
n. 胆小鬼，懦夫;
adj. 怯懦的，胆小的;
💡 cow吓唬，吓坏+ard不好的人 →胆怯者
"You coward! What are you afraid of?"
你这胆小鬼！你怕什么呢？
近义：quitter, slacker, pansy, wimp, chicken, pussy
反义：valiant, heroic, heroical, intrepid, lionhearted, manful
adj. 勇敢的，无畏的;有胆量的;英勇的;勐;
💡 courage勇气+ous形容词后缀 →勇敢的
"a very courageous decision"
十分勇敢的决定
近义：intrepid, lionhearted, manful, manly, mettlesome, nervy
反义：poltroon, pusillanimous, recreant, unmanly, yellowbellied, yellowbelly
adv. <美>以后，过后;
💡 after以后+ward向...的→之后，后来，以后
"He dissected the plan afterward to learn why it had failed."
他事后仔细剖析那项计划以便搞清它失败的原因.
近义：hereafter, hereinafter, later, next, presently, subsequently