pigeon-livered

a. pigeon-hearted,of too mild a tem-per,meek,timid胆小的，脾气太温和的，温顺的，羞怯的。
△Ham.2.2.612(576): “for it cannot be / But I ampigeon-livered. and lack gall / To make oppressionbitter.”因为我不能不承认我长了一副鸽子肝，缺少胆汁，所以受了欺压也不觉得苦。