首页英语词典ignominiousignominious的意思

ignominious

英 [,ɪgnə'mɪnɪəs] 美[,ɪɡnə'mɪnɪəs]
  • adj. 可耻的;下流的

GRE畅通词汇

词态变化


副词: ignominiously;

中文词源


ignominious 耻辱的

来自ignominy,耻辱。

英英释意


1. (used of conduct or character) deserving or bringing disgrace or shame;
"Man...has written one of his blackest records as a destroyer on the oceanic islands"- Rachel Carson
"an ignominious retreat"
"inglorious defeat"
"an opprobrious monument to human greed"
"a shameful display of cowardice"

英文词源


ignominious (adj.)
early 15c., from Middle French ignominieux (14c.) or directly from Latin ignominiosus "disgraceful, shameful," from ignominia "loss of a (good) name," from assimilated form of in- "not, opposite of" (see in- (1)) + nomen (genitive nominis) "name" (see name). Influenced by Old Latin gnoscere "come to know." Related: Ignominiously; ignominiousness.

实用场景例句


He made one mistake and his career came to an ignominious end.
他犯了一个错误,他的事业就很不体面地结束了。

牛津词典

an ignominious defeat
可耻的失败

牛津词典

Many thought that he was doomed to ignominious failure.
许多人认为他注定会极不光彩地失败。

柯林斯高阶英语词典

...their ignominious defeat...
他们耻辱的战败

柯林斯高阶英语词典

It was an ignominious end to one of the most distinguished international careers in American government.
作为政府中为数不多的拥有最辉煌外交生涯的一员,得到这样的结果是不大光彩的.

期刊摘选

He found himself indicted for arson and attempted murder, his career an abrupt ignominious end.
他被指控犯有纵火罪和谋杀未遂.他的事业突然间落了个可耻的下场.

期刊摘选

He found himself indicted for arson and attempted murder, his career an abrupt and ignominious end.
他被指控犯有纵火罪和谋杀未遂.他的事业忽然间落了个可耻的下场.

期刊摘选

It is an ignominious thing to attack others in the back.
在别人背后下刀子是一件非常不光彩的事.

期刊摘选

Before Him was a life of sorrow , hardship , and conflict, and an ignominious death.
他所面临的是忧伤 、 艰苦和奋斗的一生,最后还要蒙羞而死.

期刊摘选

The marriage was considered especially ignominious since she was of royal descent.
由于她出身王族,这门婚事被认为是奇耻大辱.

《简明英汉词典》

That ignominious experience led the Tories to adopt inflation targeting, which has transformed Britain's macroeconomic performance.
这段不光彩的经历使得保守党采取了设定通胀目标的方法, 这让英国宏观经济表现得以改观.

期刊摘选

The conspiracy frittered away to ignominious conclusion.
这一阴谋以不光彩的结局销声匿迹了.

期刊摘选

The conspiracy frittered away to an ignominious conclusion.
那个阴谋以可耻的失败而告终.

期刊摘选

The majority of people do some ignominious matters, Carroll Saunders have not been exceptional.
大部分人都做过一些不光彩的事, 卡罗尔?桑德斯也不例外.

期刊摘选

Yet before Hong's policies and Yung's proposals were ever implemented, the Taipings suffered an ignominious retreat.
包括军事、政治、经济 、 文化教育等各个方面,是近代中国较早提出全面发展资本主义的改革措施.

期刊摘选

Many thought that he was doomed to ignominious failure.
许多人认为他注定会极不光彩地失败。

辞典例句

He made one mistake and his career came to an ignominious end.
他犯了一个错误,他的事业就很不体面地结束了。

《牛津高阶英汉双解词典》