spinelessness 无脊椎
没有骨气
- Some attribute this silence to spinelessness, others to tactical guile.
有人说他的沉默是懦弱,也有人说是战术策略。 - It is hard to avoid the conclusion that too many politicians are immobilised by a mix of inertia and spinelessness.
太多政治家由于惰性和懦弱的混合性格而懒于移动,这样的结论是很难避免的。 - an example of the general Northern spinelessness that it would have seemed a spiteful counterattack to have asked him to discuss the integration problem which had placed his city in the headlines.
他使我感到我是那些北方没有骨头的黑人中不可救药的一个。所以,尽管他所居住的城市因白人黑人合校问题上了报纸,但是如果我请他就此发表点意见的话,则将意味着我是向他进行可耻的反攻。
spinelessness[ noun ]
the quality of lacking a strong character; an irresolute disposition
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