coward

Coward - definition of coward by The Free Dictionary

A coward is one who "turns tail." The word comes from Old French couart, coart, "coward," and is related to Italian codardo, "coward." Couart is formed from coe, a northern French dialectal variant of cue, "tail" (from Latin cōda), to which the derogatory suffix -ard was added. This suffix appears in bastard, laggard, and sluggard, to name a few. In heraldry a lion couard, "cowardly lion," was depicted with his tail between his legs. So a coward may be one with his tail hidden between his legs or one who turns tail and runs like a rabbit, with his tail showing.

估计Richard对上述说法有意见。:-) wizard是贬义词？keyboard招谁惹谁了？

Spaniard (西班牙人). 法国 和 西班牙 是相邻的两国，彼此以 比利牛斯山脉 为边界。 两国都是 欧洲联盟 的成员国，以 欧元 为货币，且同时是 北约 和 拉丁联盟 的成员。 作为两个在 近世早期 最强大的王权国家，法国和西班牙曾进行长达24年的战争（ 法国-西班牙战争 ），直到1659年两国签署 比利牛斯条约 。

英西战争（英语：Anglo-Spanish War；西班牙语：Guerra anglo-española）（1585年–1604年）指西班牙帝国与英格兰王国之间未经正式宣战的间歇性冲突。该战争由多场大范围战役组成。

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