ignoble
英 [ɪg'nəʊb(ə)l]
美 [ɪɡ'nobl]
語源
不名誉なラテン語のgの前のin-のスペリングアナグラムから、ig-, not, not。すなわち、高貴ではない、派生的に不名誉な。
英語の語源
- ignoble
- ignoble: see noble
- ignoble (adj.)
- mid-15c., "of low birth," from Middle French ignoble, from Latin ignobilis "unknown, undistinguished, obscure; of base birth, not noble," from assimilated form of in- "not, opposite of" (see in- (1)) + gnobilis "well-known, famous, renowned, of superior birth" (see noble). Related: Ignobly.
例文
- 1. There 's something cowardly and ignoble about such an attitude.
- この態度は少し臆病で卑怯だ。
- 2.To bettay a friend is ignoble .
- 友達を捨てるのは卑怯だ。
＜dl>＜dt＞3.But in an old man who has known joys and sorrows，and has achieved whatever work it was in him to do，the fear of death is somewhat abject and
ignoble .
しかし、高齢者はすでにさまざまな喜びと悲しみを経験し、そして彼のできるすべての仕事を成し遂げており、彼にとっては死を恐れるのは少し卑怯で卑怯である。＜dl>＜dt＞4.But in an old man who has known human joys and sorrows，and has achieved whatever work itwas in him to do，the fear of death is somewhat abject and ignoble .しかし、高齢者として人生の喜びと悲しみを経験し、そして自分のやるべきすべての仕事を完成させ、死を恐れるのは少し卑劣で不名誉だ。＜dl>＜dt＞5.What did he think of her--that she was base，vulgar， ignoble ？彼は彼女についてどう思っていますか。