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单词 ignominy
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WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2024
ig•no•min•y /ˈɪgnəˌmɪni, ɪgˈnɑməni/USA pronunciation   n., pl. -ies. 
  1. [uncountable] disgrace;
    shame;
    dishonor:The traitor lived a life of ignominy in his adopted country, never trusted by his new countrymen.
  • an act or instance of such disgraceful or shameful conduct:[countable]the ignominies of a spy.
  • See -nom-2.
    WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024
    ig•no•min•y  (ignə min′ē, ig nomə nē),USA pronunciation n., pl. -min•ies for 2.
    1. disgrace;
      dishonor;
      public contempt.
    2. shameful or dishonorable quality or conduct or an instance of this.
    • Latin ignōminia, equivalent. to ig- (for in- in-3, apparently by association with ignōbilis ignoble, ignōtus unknown, etc; compare cognomen) + nōmin- (stem of nōmen) name + -ia -y3
    • 1530–40
      • 1.See corresponding entry in Unabridged disrepute, discredit, shame, obloquy, opprobrium. See disgrace. 
      • 1.See corresponding entry in Unabridged credit, honor.

    Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers::
    ignominy /ˈɪɡnəˌmɪnɪ/ n ( pl -minies)
    1. disgrace or public shame; dishonour
    2. a cause of disgrace; a shameful act
    Etymology: 16th Century: from Latin ignōminia disgrace, from ig- (see in-²) + nōmen name, reputation

    ˌignoˈminious adj ˌignoˈminiously adv ˌignoˈminiousness n
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