ignoble

ig·no·ble

I0027100 (ĭg-nō′bəl)adj.1. Not noble in quality, character, or purpose; base or dishonorable. See Synonyms at base².2. Not of high social status; common.

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[Middle English, of low birth, from Old French, from Latin ignōbilis : i-, in-, not; see in-¹ + nōbilis, gnōbilis, noble; see noble.]

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ig′no·bil′i·ty (-bĭl′ĭ-tē), ig·no′ble·ness n.ig·no′bly adv.

ignoble

(ɪɡˈnəʊbəl) adj1. dishonourable; base; despicable2. of low birth or origins; humble; common3. of low quality; inferior4. (Falconry) falconry a. designating short-winged hawks that capture their quarry by swiftness and adroitness of flight. Compare noble⁷b. designating quarry which is inferior or unworthy of pursuit by a particular species of hawk or falcon[C16: from Latin ignōbilis, from in-¹ + Old Latin gnōbilis noble] ˌignoˈbility, igˈnobleness n igˈnobly adv

ig•no•ble

(ɪgˈnoʊ bəl)

adj. 1. of low character; mean; base: ignoble purposes. 2. of humble descent or rank. [1400–50; late Middle English < Latin ignōbilis unknown, inglorious =in- in-³ + Old Latin gnōbilis (Latin nōbilis) noble] ig`no•bil′i•ty, ig•no′ble•ness, n. ig•no′bly, adv.

Thesaurus

Adj.	1.	ignoble - completely lacking nobility in character or quality or purpose; "something cowardly and ignoble in his attitude"; "I think it a less evil that some criminals should escape than that the government should play an ignoble part"- Oliver Wendell Holmes, Jr.cowardly, fearful - lacking courage; ignobly timid and faint-hearted; "cowardly dogs, ye will not aid me then"- P.B.Shelleycontemptible - deserving of contempt or scorndishonorable, dishonourable - lacking honor or integrity; deserving dishonor; "dishonorable in thought and deed"noble - having or showing or indicative of high or elevated character; "a noble spirit"; "noble deeds"
	2.	ignoble - not of the nobility; "of ignoble (or ungentle) birth"; "untitled civilians"ungentle, untitledlowborn - of humble birth or origins; "a topsy-turvy society of lowborn rich and blue-blooded poor"

ignoble

adjective1. dishonourable, low, base, mean, petty, infamous, degraded, craven, disgraceful, shabby, vile, degenerate, abject, unworthy, shameless, despicable, heinous, dastardly, contemptible, wretched an ignoble episode from their country's past2. lowly, mean, low, base, common, peasant, vulgar, plebeian, humble, lowborn (rare), baseborn (archaic) They wanted to spare him the shame of an ignoble birth.

ignoble

adjective1. Having or proceeding from low moral standards:base, low, low-down, mean, sordid, squalid, vile.2. Lacking high station or birth:baseborn, common, déclassé, declassed, humble, lowly, mean, plebeian, unwashed, vulgar.Archaic: base.

Translations

不光彩的可耻的

ignoble

(igˈnoubl) adjective shameful. an ignoble action. 可恥的，不光彩的 可耻的，不光彩的 igˈnobleness noun 可恥 可耻igˈnobly adverb 卑鄙地 卑鄙地