释义 |
ill-given, a. Now only Sc.|ˈɪlˈgɪv(ə)n| Also ill-gi'en. Addicted to evil courses or conduct; ‘ill-disposed, ill-inclined, malevolent’ (Jam.).
a1568R. Ascham Scholem. ii. (Arb.) 155 Salust was..ill geuen by nature, and made worse by bringing vp. 1819R. Anderson Cumberld. Ball. 159 I's pestert wid an ill-gien weyfe. 1866Carlyle Remin. (1881) I. 256 An ill-given, unserviceable kind of entity. |