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Ignoble Adj Ig'nəubl A.卑鄙的 英 卑鄙的(Dishonorable Base 记

单词 ignoble
音标 [ig'nəubl]
解释 a.卑鄙的
红宝书 【英】 adj. 卑鄙的(dishonorable ; base; mean)
【记】 ig(不)+noble(高贵) →不高贵的→下流的
【例】 an ignoble purpose
字源 ignoble (adj.)
mid-15c., "of low birth," from Middle French ignoble, from Latin ignobilis "unknown, undistinguished, obscure; of base birth, not noble," from assimilated form of in- "not, opposite of" (see in- (1)) + gnobilis "well-known, famous, renowned, of superior birth" (see noble). Related: Ignobly.
不择手段背单词 adj. 卑鄙的(特点或目的不高尚、可耻的) = dishonorable = mean; 出身微贱的
【记】ig不, noble(adj 高尚的; 贵族的; n 贵族)-不高贵的-卑鄙的
趣味全助记 【记】ig 否定 + noble

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