“丧失勇气”常见的英文表达是 lose courage 或 be devoid of courage(更强调完全缺乏的状态) 。
lose courage:侧重于描述原本有勇气,后来失去的过程。例如:He began to lose courage as the difficulties piled up.(随着困难不断堆积,他开始丧失勇气。)
be devoid of courage: “be devoid of” 意思是“完全没有”,“be devoid of courage” 强调始终或当前处于完全没有勇气的状态。例如:In the face of danger, he was completely devoid of courage.(面对危险时,他完全没有一点勇气 。)