moral cowardice

常见例句

Cowardice is, in any case, a moral maze: how much courage did it take to be a conscientious objector?
不论是在何种情况下，懦弱都是一个道德迷魂阵：成为一个拒绝服兵役的人需要多大的勇气呢？
Moral cowardice that keeps us from speaking our minds is as dangerous to this country as irresponsible talk.
道德上的怯懦使我们不敢知无不言，这同不负责的评说对我们国家来讲一样危险。

Point being, if the last three films of the series are more forthcoming about the inherent darkness of its subject matter, does that mean the first film should be somewhat forgiven for its moral cowardice?
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He spent his working life largely at Harvard, relishing the intellectual fizz as the wartime generation returned to study, using wisely the great freedom granted to tenured professors like himself, but increasingly disgusted in later years by academic trendiness and moral cowardice.
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