释义 |
unˈgentleman, v. [un-2 6 b.] trans. To deprive of the standing or character of a gentleman. Also refl.
1671F. Philipps Reg. Necess. 204 A man disenabled, or ungentleman'd by reason of his Fathers attainder of Treason. 1713Gentl. Instructed iii. vi. (ed. 5) 419 Some tell me home-breeding will ungentleman him. 1719De Foe Serious Refl. ii. 58 The minute he does that, he ungentlemans himself. 1752Chesterfield Let. Misc. Wks. 1777 II. 558, I..am persuaded, that you do not give into this cochonnerie, which ungentlemans every body. |