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单词 ignoble
释义
ignobleig‧no‧ble /ɪɡˈnəʊbəl $ -ˈnoʊ-/ adjective formal Word Origin
WORD ORIGINignoble
Origin:
1400-1500 Latin ignobilis, from in- ‘not’ + gnobilis, nobilis (NOBLE1)
Examples
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  • Can my hon. and diplomatic Friend assure us that these important diplomatic communications were not ultimately put to any ignoble use?
  • Of course it is irksome to have to persuade one's fellow states, many of which act out of ignoble motives.
  • She saved her fury for the ignoble dead.
  • The decision to fall into line was not made for ignoble reasons, but from financial necessity.
  • Their vision, for all its limits, was not ignoble.
  • With its own ignoble voice, blood does, indeed, cry out for blood.
ignoble thoughts, feelings, or actions are ones that you should feel ashamed or embarrassed about SYN  base:  ignoble feelings of intense jealousy
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