- dastard (n.)
[dastard 词源字典]
- mid-15c., "one who is lazy or dull;" an English formation on a French model, probably from *dast, "dazed," past participle of dasen "to daze" (see daze (v.)) + deprecatory suffix -ard. Meaning "one who shirks from danger" is late 15c.[dastard etymology, dastard origin, 英语词源]