| 单词 | ignominiously |
| 释义 | ignominiously (once / 5047 pages) adv Things that happen ignominiously occur in a shameful, dishonorable, or underhanded way. If a baseball team is defeated ignominiously, it's so badly trounced that every player feels embarrassed about the game. If a government uses violence against political protesters, silencing them and blocking their access to reporters and the Internet, it behaves ignominiously. If you cheat on a test, you're acting ignominiously and should feel ashamed about it. In Latin, ignominiosus means "disgraceful or shameful," from the root ignominia, literally "loss of a good name." In other words, if you act ignominiously, you risk losing your good name. WORD FAMILYignominious: ignominiously, ignominiousness+/ignominy: ignominies, ignominious USAGE EXAMPLESIn July it fell ignominiously short in European stress tests, ranking 51st of 51 lenders. Economist(Dec 08, 2016) Each year the Dodgers tease their fans with stellar stats and fine performances that point to glory – only to fall, ignominiously, come playoff time. Los Angeles Times(Oct 28, 2016) Europe's biggest Kickstarter failed ignominiously and there are still ongoing disasters like the Coolest Cooler. The Verge(May 05, 2016) adv in a dishonorable manner or to a dishonorable degree Syn discreditably, disgracefully, dishonorably, dishonourably, ingloriously, shamefully |
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