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Worthy I People Qualities Adj Graded 能被表示程度的副词或介词词组修饰的形容词 Thing   [Formal

英语单词 worthy
英美音标 ['wə:i]
中文释义 n.杰出人物,知名人士
adj.有价值的,应...的,可敬的,值得的,相称的
vocab简明 Use the adjective worthy to describe the good causes to which you donate a little money each year. Their admirable qualities are what make them worthy.
vocab扩展 Something that deserves respect is worthy, whether it's a charity, a hard working tennis opponent, or a struggle to overcome a disability. If it's worth your admiration or has some inherent value, it's worthy. The word has been around since the thirteenth century, and it was especially common in the 1300's to use worthy as a noun meaning "person of merit."
真题原句 The worthy residents of Stratford doubt that the theatre adds a penny to their revenue.
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[ADJ-GRADED 能被表示程度的副词或介词词组修饰的形容词]值得…的;应该获得…的 If a person or thing is worthy of something, they deserve it because they have the qualities or abilities required.
  [usu v-link ADJ]
  [FORMAL 正式]
  • The bank might think you're worthy of a loan...

    银行也许会认为你具备贷款的条件。

  • The Minister says the idea is worthy of consideration...

    部长说这个想法值得考虑。

  • I hope he was worthy of her.

    我希望他配得上她。

worthily
  • I have not achieved my goal in becoming chief constable, a rank I know I could have worthily held.

    我没有实现当警察局局长的目标,但我知道自己已经能够胜任这个职位。

worthiness
  • Some people are afraid to take risks because their belief in their own worthiness is so low.

    有些人害怕冒险, 因为他们妄自菲薄。

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[ADJ-GRADED 能被表示程度的副词或介词词组修饰的形容词]值得尊敬的;可敬的;令人称许的 A worthy person or thing is approved of by most people in society and considered to be morally respectable or correct.
  [FORMAL 正式]
  • ...worthy members of the community...

    团体中德高望重者

  • They thought the feminist label was too worthy.

    他们觉得女权主义者这个称谓太抬举她们了。

  • You can refer to worthy people as worthies .贤达;可敬的人;高尚的人
    • ...the commission, which brought together worthies from big corporations, universities and state governments.

      汇聚了大公司、大学和州政府中贤达人士的委员会

来源 2006.2

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