cowardice
词根词缀：
avarice n. 贪婪
avar 渴望 + ice 性质，行为，情况 → 贪婪
cowardice n. 胆怯
coward 胆小鬼 + ice 性质，行为，情况 → 胆怯
crevice n. 裂缝
crev 裂开 + ice 性质，行为，情况 → 裂缝
justice n. 正义，公正
just 正义的 + ice 性质，行为，情况 → 正义，公正
malice n. 恶意
mal 坏 + ice 性质，行为，情况 → 恶意
notice n. 注意；通知
not 知道 + ice 性质，行为，情况 → 知道以后才会引起注意 → 注意
service n. 服务
serv 服务 + ice 性质，行为，情况 → 服务
数据来源：新东方英语词汇速记大全
相关例句：
The terrorist action has been condemned as an act of barbarism and cowardice.
人们谴责那恐怖主义行径是野蛮和懦弱的行为。
His cowardice in face of the enemy was contemptible.
他在敌人面前胆小如鼠，真是可鄙。
So could he love her cowardice?
那一个男人会爱他爱人的怯懦么？
Conscience and cowardice are really the same things.
良心和怯懦其实是一回事。
So cowardice is my main weapon of survival.
所以胆小怕事是我生存的主要武器。
They would certainly have been accused of cowardice if they had let this opportunity pass.
当时他们如果让这一机会错过，一定会被人指责为胆小如鼠。