ignoble 详细解释

ignoble

[ig'nəubl]

adj.平民的, 卑贱的,卑鄙的, 不光彩的

a.

1. 卑鄙的; 不光彩的; 可耻的

To betray a friend is ignoble.

背弃朋友是为人所不齿的。

2. 出身卑贱的, 地位低下的

Some very great men have come from ignoble families.

有些伟人出身低微。

3. (质量等)低劣的

词形变化

副词: ignobly | 名词: ignobility |

词义辨析

同义:

a.卑贱的

mean  base  low  shameful  disgraceful  abject  without honor  

同义参见:

black  degraded  

反义:

a.卑贱的; 不名誉的

noble  graceful  elegant  glorious  honorable  

英英释义

形容词 ignoble:

completely lacking nobility in character or quality or purpose- Oliver Wendell Holmes, Jr.

not of the nobility

同义词：ungentle, untitled

补充

ignobleignoble英:[iɡˈnəubl] 美:[ɪɡˈnobəl]adj.1.卑鄙的, 可耻的There's something cowardly and ignoble about such an attitude.这种态度有点怯懦可鄙。2.出身低微的, 地位低下的

例句

1. In his entire professional life he never said an ungracious word nor did an ignoble deed.他在整个职业生涯中从未说过一句粗野的话, 也从未做过一件不名誉的事。 2. an ignoble episode from their country's past他们国家历史中不光彩的一页 3. He had exploited the most ignoble prejudices.他利用了那些最为人所不齿的偏见。 4. a foul and ignoble traitor卑鄙可耻的叛徒 5. They had invented the story to spare him the shame of such an ignoble birth.他们编造了这个故事, 让他不至于因出身如此低微而感到羞愧。 6. when she is mature enough to be told of her ignoble start to life在她足够成熟可被告知其低贱的出身时 7. Coal is an ignoble fuel.煤是低级燃料。 8. ignoble feelings of intense jealousy.可耻的强烈嫉妒感。 9. ignoble savages.卑贱的野蛮人。 10. an ignoble past不光彩的过去 11. ignoble thoughts可耻的想法 12. His career ended ignobly.他的事业很不光彩地结束了。

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