timorously adv. 羞怯地;容易受惊地
- By 1860, a ten-hour day was standard in all the craft trades, and already a new standard of 8 hours14 was being timorously suggested.
到了1860年,10小时工作日成为所有手工行业的标准,而此时8小时工作日的新标准也在小心翼翼地酝酿着。
timorously[ adv ]
in a timorous and trepid manner
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Timorous \Tim"or*ous\, a. [LL. timorosus, from L. timor fear;
akin to timere to fear. See {Timid}.]
1. Fearful of danger; timid; deficient in courage. --Shak.
2. Indicating, or caused by, fear; as, timorous doubts. ``The
timorous apostasy of chuchmen.'' --Milman.
※ -- {Tim"or*ous*ly}, adv. --
{Tim"or*ous*ness}, n.