ignoble

动词 v. 形容词 adj.
中文释义
英 /ɪɡˈnəʊbəl/    美 /ɪɡˈnoʊbəl/

英文释义

动词 v.
  1. To make ignoble; to bring low.
形容词 adj.
  1. Not noble; plebeian; common.
    — I was not ignoble of descent.
  2. Not honorable; base.
    — A base, ignoble mind, / That mounts no higher than a bird can soar.
  3. Not a true or "noble" falcon; said of certain hawks, such as the goshawk.
  4. Of an element, dangerously reactive.

词形变化

ignobler comparative ignoblest superlative ignobles present,singular,third-person ignobling participle,present ignobled participle,past ignobled past

词汇关系

近义词
common plebeian vulgar
反义词
noble honorable
衍生词
ignobility ignobleness ignobly

词源

词源 1
Borrowed from Middle French ignoble, from Latin ignōbilis, from in- (“not”) + gnōbilis, later nōbilis (“noble”).
词源 2
Borrowed from Middle French ignoble, from Latin ignōbilis, from in- (“not”) + gnōbilis, later nōbilis (“noble”).
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