单词 | ingratitude |
释义 | ingratitude (ɪngrætɪtjuːd , US -tuːd ) uncountable noun Ingratitude is lack of gratitude for something that has been done for you. The Government could expect only ingratitude from the electorate. [+ from] Synonyms: ungratefulness, thanklessness, lack of recognition, unappreciativeness Quotations: Blow, blow, thou winter wind, Thou art not so unkind As man's ingratitude: Because thou art not seen, Although thy breath be rudeAs You Like It Time hath, my lord, a wallet at his back, Wherein he puts alms for oblivion, A great-sized monster of ingratitudes: Those scraps are good deeds past: which are devoured As fast as they are made, forgot as soon As doneTroilus and Cressida How sharper than a serpent's tooth it is To have a thankless child!King Lear Neither cast ye your pearls before swine Bible: St. Matthew |
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