timorousness
noun [ U ] literary uk/ˈtɪm.ər.əs.nəs/ us/ˈtɪm.ɚ.əs.nəs/
羞怯;胆小，胆怯
the quality of being nervous and without confidence
He has a touching mixture of timorousness and courage. 他虽然胆怯，却仍能鼓起勇气，令人感动。
I was a determined young man who longed to conquer his own timorousness. 我曾是一个坚定的年轻人，渴望战胜自己的胆怯。
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- Beneath that timorousness there's the remains of a person who had once been assured, strong, brave.
- There was in him a mixture of pride and stubborn timorousness.
- It is only our timorousness and lack of imagination which keep us from producing the plays.