timorousness

n.

羞怯，胆怯；

1. He was the most timorous person in that event.
   在那次事件中他是个胆小鬼。
2. She is as timorous as a rabbit.
   她胆小得像只兔子。
3. "I love you",she murmurs in a timorous way.
   “我爱你”，她用非常胆怯低沉的声音说着。

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