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.
雙語例句
1. There's something cowardly and ignoble about such an attitude.
這種態度有點怯懦可鄙.
來自《簡明英漢詞典》
2. To bettay a friend is ignoble.
背棄朋友是卑鄙的.
來自《用法詞典》
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.
4. But in an old man who has known human joys and sorrows, and has achieved whatever work it was in him to do, the fear of death is somewhat abject and ignoble.