| 单词 | worthy |
| 释义 | wor·thy I. 1. a. < has become the worthy custom to hold a benefit performance — R.P.Cooke > < the results of moral rules are not always as worthy as the motives for adopting them — W.L.Miller > < great and worthy things — H.D.Thoreau > < became identified with many worthy causes — A.E.Wier > b. < the tribunal was composed of worthy men … of eminent respectability and talents — J.L.Motley > < the father was a worthy burgher, innkeeper, and brewer — Dora Clark > < announcing … that his former wife was not a worthy woman — H.F.Coleru > 2. a. < performing deeds worthy to be handed down in … legends — C.B.Nordhoff & J.N.Hall > < think of something worthy to say — William Saroyan > — often used with of < mere resort to defensive measures is not worthy of the American spirit — New Republic > < brings to basketball an intensity worthy of a loftier pursuit — Stanley Frank > < a cause worthy of the best endeavors — W.H.Allison > b. < no student deemed worthy, and chosen for admission, would be kept out by lack of funds — N.M.Pusey > < a worthy successor > < a worthy antagonist > < every man worthy to be called a man — Thomas De Quincey > — often used with of < worthy of his hire > < are worthy of the great faith, the high hopes, we have placed in them — F.D.Roosevelt > < you might be … worthier of yourself — Charles Dickens > II. < a great New England worthy — Van Wyck Brooks > < keep alive the memory of many worthies — Perry Miller > III. IV. obsolete |
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