单词 | ignoble |
释义 | Word Frequency ignoble(ɪɡˈnəʊbəl) adjective 1. dishonourable; base; despicable 2. of low birth or origins; humble; common 3. of low quality; inferior 4. falconry a. designating short-winged hawks that capture their quarry by swiftness and adroitness of flight Compare noble (sense 7)b. designating quarry which is inferior or unworthy of pursuit by a particular species of hawk or falcon Derived forms ignobility (ˌignoˈbility) or ignobleness (igˈnobleness) noun ignobly (igˈnobly) adverb Word origin C16: from Latin ignōbilis, from in-1 + Old Latin gnōbilis noble |
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