释义 |
iniquitous, a.|ɪˈnɪkwɪtəs| [f. iniquit-y + -ous: cf. felicitous.] Characterized by or full of iniquity; grossly unjust or unrighteous; wicked.
1726Swift Gulliver iv. v, These..precedents, they produce as authorities..to justify the most iniquitous opinions. 1770Junius Lett. xli. 215 note, These iniquitous prosecutions cost..six thousand pounds. 1829Scott Demonol. vii. 202 The Parliament of Paris had declared the sentence illegal and the judges iniquitous. 1887Ruskin Præterita II. i. 27 There were many hints in the market about its being iniquitous in price. |