ignoble

ignoble
(ignobler, ignoblest)
  1. not honourable in character or purpose
    卑鄙的,可耻的
    ignoble feelings of intense jealousy.
    可耻的强烈嫉妒感。
  2. of humble origin or social status
    出身卑微的;卑贱的,地位低下的
    ignoble savages.
    卑贱的野蛮人。
派生
ignobility
noun
ignobly
adverb
语源
  1. late Middle English (in sense 2): from French, or from Latin ignobilis, from in- 'not' + gnobilis, older form of nobilis 'noble'
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