| 单词 | timorousness |
| 例句 | The first indication of this book’s spark lies in its account of his timorousness at leaving journalism behind. Books of The Times: Near the Top at Paramount, Handling Players and Egos 2011-05-11T22:55:27Z It’s not that her timorousness doesn’t make sense, given events, but she’s so relentlessly belittled, in both the writing and direction, that it’s hard to have any real sympathy for her. ‘The Affair’ Season 2 Episode 5: Never Read the Book 2015-11-01T04:00:00Z Some Charlie Hebdo survivors accused the media of failing to support the weekly and lamented growing timorousness in France over freedom of expression. For Survivors at Charlie Hebdo Trial, Wounds Are Still Raw 2020-09-10T04:00:00Z The Club for Growth, a small-government think tank, often criticizes the timorousness of the Republican establishment, and it has been critical, too, of this year’s insurgents. Ben Carson, Conservative Folk Hero 2015-11-30T05:00:00Z The kids were coerced into confessions, later proven to be false, by the same police force Donald Trump insisted had been intimidated into politically correct timorousness. Donald Trump, American hustler: The frightening fascist tendencies of his GOP rise 2015-10-07T04:00:00Z He was staking all on the cast of a die; it would never do to risk failure by timorousness in using all his effective combatant strength. Samba A Story of the Rubber Slaves of the Congo 2012-03-07T03:00:16.567Z But the sentimental, pathetic tone of the statement very clearly characterises the political timorousness of these men in the face of bourgeois public opinion. Dictatorship vs. Democracy (Terrorism and Communism) 2012-02-27T03:00:14.477Z I saw him shrink from the mere recital with a man's timorousness. A Woman of Genius 2012-01-18T03:00:09.517Z Again that inexplicable look of timorousness came into her small eyes. In Accordance with the Evidence 2011-11-06T02:00:12.393Z Their religion was always directed to that—a circumstance quite in keeping with their natural cowardice and timorousness. The Philippine Islands, 1493-1898 Explorations by early navigators, descriptions of the islands and their peoples, their history and records of the catholic missions, as related in contemporaneous books and manuscripts, showing the political, economic, commercial and religious conditions of those islands from their earliest relations with European nations to the close of the nineteenth century, Volume XLIII, 1670-1700 2011-02-26T03:00:46.860Z The solitary passenger of the second stage stood among the crowd, hesitating, and plainly overwhelmed with timorousness. Louisiana 2011-02-18T03:00:21.217Z This timorousness has touched not only politics, but has reached the schools and the churches—and still shackles the freest speech. Following the Color Line an account of Negro citizenship in the American democracy 2011-01-06T03:00:45.737Z Even as I stood by her side my determination grew fainter; in five minutes more timorousness might overcome me. On the Kentucky Frontier A Story of the Fighting Pioneers of the West His timorousness had fled before the thought that there might yet be a chance, he knew not how, of preventing the information of the fall of Ticonderoga from being carried to Crown Point. Corporal 'Lige's Recruit A Story of Crown Point and Ticonderoga I cried, now grown angry, having recovered from my timorousness. The Minute Boys of Boston An acknowledgment of our timorousness seemed to hearten us, and we worked the paddles in a more whole-souled fashion. Commodore Barney's Young Spies A Boy's Story of the Burning of the City of Washington It was well for me that just at the instant came a change in the situation, else might I have given proof of the timorousness which was in my heart. The Minute Boys of York Town Paul's question as to whether we would ever come back caused me to be attacked by timorousness, the first sensation of the kind I had experienced since the venture was proposed. On the Kentucky Frontier A Story of the Fighting Pioneers of the West A certain timorousness once wholly unlike her, lately had appeared in Sally’s attitude. The Campfire Girls on the Field of Honor Yes, this timorousness, this everlasting dread of what was over and done with was childish. The Son of His Mother Reflecting upon this phenomenon, I am inclined to think that it is based on their natural timorousness....” The Philippine Islands, 1493-1898 - Volume 40 of 55 1690-1691 Explorations by Early Navigators, Descriptions of the Islands and Their Peoples, Their History and Records of the Catholic Missions, as Related in Contemporaneous Books and Manuscripts, Showing the Political, Economic, Commercial and Religious Conditions of Those Islands from Their Earliest Relations with European Nations to the Close of the Nineteenth Century One can readily excuse a timorousness in Jack in such circumstances. Storyology Essays in Folk-Lore, Sea-Lore, and Plant-Lore The chief cause was in the timorousness of Bernard, the governor. The Siege of Boston But the man had no pity for her timorousness. Heart of the Blue Ridge Children's memories are short, however, and it takes more than an occasional punishment of two or three to inspire in them all a timorousness so instinctive in character as that of these village boys. Change in the Village We observe your remarks on the timorousness of the French merchants, respecting the formation of trading companies, which, you say, is occasioned by the change and fluctuation of news. The Diplomatic Correspondence of the American Revolution, Vol. I I hope, Captain Saint Leger, that if my manner has seemed to you a little curious to-night, you will not put it down to timorousness, or faintheartedness, or anything of that sort. The Cruise of the "Esmeralda" My aunt, good woman, favoured my timorousness, which she loooked on as childish affection, that her own experience might probably assure her would wear off in time, and gave my suitors proper answers for me. Memoirs Of Fanny Hill A New and Genuine Edition from the Original Text (London, 1749) Facing that infinitely powerful but inevitably ignorant and cruel corpus of opinion, the individual must needs adopt caution and fall into timorousness. The American Credo A Contribution Toward the Interpretation of the National Mind The manner that seems most suitable for this present undertaking is neither to follow the author too close out of a critical timorousness, nor abandon him too wantonly through a poetic boldness. Early Theories of Translation Yet he confesses to a timorousness and nervousness whenever he is waiting on a public platform with a speech ahead of him. Lloyd George The Man and His Story He knew—and he knew it with a full appreciation of the irony that lurked in the situation—that her very timorousness was now endowing him with a new and reckless courage. Phantom Wires A Novel As for Howells and James, both quickly showed that timorousness and reticence which are the distinguishing marks of the Puritan, even in his most intellectual incarnations. A Book of Prefaces Thus encircled by taboos, the American shows an extraordinary timorousness in all his dealings with fundamentals, and the fact that many of these taboos are self-imposed only adds to their rigour. The American Credo A Contribution Toward the Interpretation of the National Mind Blake found himself unreasonably irritated by a certain crisp assurance about this note, a certain absence of timorousness, a certain unfamiliar tone of independence. Never-Fail Blake Several cases passed under my observation, in which the husband was unable to use his marital rights for weeks owing to the timorousness and bashfulness of his youthful spouse. The Manóbos of Mindanáo Memoirs of the National Academy of Sciences, Volume XXIII, First Memoir Presently, impatient of his own timorousness, he turned the device off again. Operation Terror Mrs. Gallito, all timorousness again, beat her hands lightly together, in a distressful flurry. The Black Pearl At the last minute he substituted for the more reliable Flyaway his Tiny Tim, a dapper little solicitor, not more than sixty, who to the timorousness of the hare unites some of her speed. Punch, or the London Charivari, Vol. 159, 1920-09-08 This surrender provoked the liveliest indignation, and men called the treaty of Northampton the "shameful peace," and ascribed it to the treachery or timorousness of the queen and her paramour. The History of England From the Accession of Henry III. to the Death of Edward III. (1216-1377) I gave him sixpence, cursing inwardly this my concession to pure timorousness, and the bestial mask of depravity vanished with a grin. At a Winter's Fire He gazed now at the men before him, not with timorousness or trepidation. The Mississippi Bubble Their deportment at the place of execution was resolute without obstinacy or impenitence, and the last moments of their lives were full of seriousness, without any marks of timorousness or confusion. Lives of the Most Remarkable Criminals Who have been Condemned and Executed for Murder, the Highway, Housebreaking, Street Robberies, Coining or other offences Indeed, he needed not to bid me; for I was sorry, on more accounts than that of my timorousness, to have lost sight of him. Pamela, Volume II A sweet timorousness enveloped her and something tingled—she knew not what. Master Tales of Mystery, Volume 3 He felt a sudden timorousness, like a child caught redhanded doing something wrong. The Torrent Entre Naranjos Accordingly, he gave them notice to assemble by night in a particular house, where he met them without Metellus's knowledge and upbraided them for their timorousness and weakness. Dio's Rome, Volume 2 An Historical Narrative Originally Composed in Greek During the Reigns of Septimius Severus, Geta and Caracalla, Macrinus, Elagabalus and Alexander Severus; and Now Presented in English Form. Second Volume Extant Books 36-44 (B.C. 69-44). The apprehension that it will do so is due rather to timorousness and a desire to find a fair reason for the comforts of silence and reserve. On Compromise But just in proportion as my first timorousness of the engine hardened into familiarity and self-sureness, I quickened speed, wilfully, with an obstinacy deaf and blind. The Purple Cloud We feel a reverence for this ground, so teeming with metallic wealth,—and yet a certain timorousness, as we remember that we walk on a crust, that beneath us are great caves and subterranean galleries. The Atlantic Monthly, Volume 07, No. 39, January, 1861 A virginal sweetness and timorousness—no flare of gaiety, no suggestion of cities, music, quick laughter. Main Street She left her chair in a great hurry, and proceeded to embrace her young guest tenderly, though with a little timorousness. A Fair Barbarian Nothing that happens—no event, rencontre, weather, &c—but it is confronted—nothing but is subdued into sustenance—such is the marvellous transformation from the old timorousness and the old process of causes and effects. Complete Prose Works Specimen Days and Collect, November Boughs and Goodbye My Fancy Elena, blushing for some unknown reason, moved silently closer—and there was a strange timorousness in her movement—a timorous desire. The Created Legend Then thine own natural weakness, and timorousness shall not overcome thee.—For it shall not be too hard for God. Works of John Bunyan — Volume 02 There is no sign of doubt or timorousness anywhere in the work, though the moments are not infrequent when the utterance is more fluent than significant. Chapters of Opera Being historical and critical observations and records concerning the lyric drama in New York from its earliest days down to the present time His natural timorousness of nature had indeed led him to put off making the visit for as long a time as possible. A Fair Barbarian His extraordinary freedom from timorousness was something to think over. My Robin Financially bankrupt and numerically unstable, the I.W.W. relies upon the brazen cupidity of its stratagems and the habitual timorousness of society for its power. The Armies of Labor A chronicle of the organized wage-earners Who or what is it that fills you with such timorousness and mistrust, that you are almost turning back from the way to life altogether? Bunyan Characters (1st Series) Anne said, her fingers nervously twisting each other, so borne down was she by her awful timorousness, for awful it was indeed when she saw clouds gather on her sister’s brow. A Lady of Quality The one character that distinguishes man from the other higher vertebrate, indeed, is his excessive timorousness, his easy yielding to alarms, his incapacity for adventure without a crowd behind him. In Defense of Women “Long generations” of subjection are, strangely enough, held to excuse the timorousness and the shifts of women to-day. The Colour of Life; and other essays on things seen and heard Her timorousness had its effect upon the others. The Turmoil, a novel Let not self-love, wit, craft, and timorousness corrupt his mind, but indue him with fortitude, patience, steadfastness, tenderness, mortification . Bunyan Characters (1st Series) |
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