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Condign Adj Kən'dain 罪有应得的;适宜的 英 Adj.罪有应得的;适 宜的([Of Punishment

单词 condign
音标 [kən'dain]
解释 adj. 罪有应得的;适宜的
红宝书 【英】 adj.罪有应得的;适 宜的([of punishment] severe and well deserved)
【考】 反义词:undeserved( 不应该的); unmerited(不配的)
【记】 con+dign(高贵)→ 惩罚罪行,弘扬高贵
【同】 同根词:indignant( 愤怒的);indignity (侮辱)
字源 condign (adj.)
late 15c., "well-deserved," from Old French condigne "deserved, appropriate, equal in wealth," from Latin condignus "wholly worthy," from com- "together, altogether" (see com-) + dignus "worthy" (see dignity). Of punishment, "deservedly severe," from 1510s, which by Johnson's day (1755) was the only use.
不择手段背单词 adj. 罪有应得的 = deserved; 适宜的
【记】cond藏, ig读: 一个, n山洞: 因为你罪有应得, 所以跑到山洞里去了. Con共同, dig挖, n洞: 我们挖洞要把你埋了, 因为你罪有应得
【参】indignant(adj 愤怒的); indignity(n 侮辱)
【反】undeserved(adj 不应该的; 冤枉的); unmerited(adj 无功受禄的; 不配的)
趣味全助记 【记】con + dignity 大家都有面子,适宜的

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