Craven means completely without courage — not merely afraid, but spinning away from danger or duty in a way that invites contempt. Anyone can feel fear. A craven person, in this older, sharper use, will not stand up, will not tell the truth, will not protect anyone, because they put their own safety first.

Craven懦弱(craven) means completely without courage意思是完全沒有勇氣 — not不只是 merely afraid害怕, but而是 spinning away from danger or duty in a way that invites contempt用一種會招來輕視的方式轉身逃避危險或責任。Anyone任何人 can feel fear都會感到害怕。A craven personcraven的人, in this older, sharper use在這個比較古老、比較尖銳的用法裡, will not stand up不會挺身而出, will not tell the truth不會說實話, will not protect anyone不會保護任何人, because因為 they put their own safety first他們把自己的安全擺在第一位。

The word is literary and rather old-fashioned. You will meet it in books, speeches, and news opinion more than in the cafeteria. In ordinary talk people say cowardly, scared, or chicken.

The word這個字 is literary and rather old-fashioned偏文言、而且有點老派。You你 will meet it會遇到它 in books, speeches, and news opinion在書、演講，還有新聞評論裡 more than in the cafeteria比在餐廳裡聽到的機會多得多。In ordinary talk日常對話裡 people say cowardly, scared, or chicken大家會說cowardly、scared，或chicken。

Using craven today often sounds like a judgement from a high place, which is why writers still reach for it when they want to sting. It can describe a person, an act, or an excuse.

Using craven today現在用craven這個字 often sounds like a judgement from a high place聽起來常常像是站在高處評斷別人, which也因此 is why writers still reach for it when they want to sting作家想要諷刺人的時候還是會用這個字。It它 can describe a person可以用來形容一個人, an act一個行為, or或 an excuse一個藉口。

There is also a noun, a craven, meaning a coward, but the adjective is what students will see most.

There is also a noun也有一個名詞形式, a cravencraven, meaning a coward意思是懦夫, but但 the adjective is what students will see most學生最常看到的還是形容詞用法。

It is not related, in any way you can trust, to crave. They only look similar.

It它 is not related, in any way you can trust沒有任何可靠的關聯, to crave跟crave這個字。They它們 only look similar只是長得像而已。