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tim·id AHD[tĭmʹĭd] D.J.[ˈtɪmɪd]K.K.[ˈtɪmɪd]adj.（形容词）tim.id.er, tim.id.est - Lacking self-confidence; shy.羞怯的：缺乏自信心的；害羞的
- Fearful and hesitant:胆怯的：害怕的，犹豫不决的：problems that call for bold, not timid, responses.需要勇敢而不是怯懦去面对的问题
- Latin timidus 拉丁语 timidus
- from timēre [to fear] 源自 timēre [害怕]
timidʹity 或 timʹidness n.（名词）timʹidly adv.（副词）timid, timorous- The central meaning shared by these adjectives is "hesitating to take action or assert oneself out of fear, apprehensiveness, or lack of self-confidence": 这些形容词共有的中心意思是“出于害怕、恐惧或缺乏自信而不敢采取行动或坚持自己的立场”： too timid to protest;过于怯懦而不敢反抗；timorous of venturing an opinion. 由于胆怯而不敢发表意见
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