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单词 unworthy
释义 un·worthy
I. \|ən+\ adjective
Etymology: Middle English, from un- (I) + worthy
1.
 a. : lacking in excellence or value : poor, worthless
  < the precincts of the Minister are quite clear of any unworthy building — S.P.B.Mais >
  < the tremendous advances of science and technology have somehow led us to believe that other kinds of knowledge are unworthy — C.S.Kilby >
 b. : of a contemptible nature : base, dishonorable
  < no right to employ other men on unworthy tasks, whether we pay them well or not — W.R.Inge >
  < the right to dismiss or expel … a student whose conduct is deemed unworthyVillanova College Cat. >
2. : not meritorious : undeserving
 < ration cards to citizens previously held politically unworthy — Frank Gorrell >
— often used with of or to
 < unworthy of continued confidence — H.S.Drinker >
 < a vile man … deemed unworthy to discharge the duty — J.G.Frazer >
3. : not corresponding to desert : unmerited, unjustified
 < an unworthy treatment of a potentially fine subject — Anthony Boucher >
4. : unbecoming — usually used with of
 < such bargaining seemed unworthy of a self-respecting nation — S.E.Morison & H.S.Commager >
II. noun
: an unworthy person
 < a whole gallery of … worthies and unworthies come to life — Times Literary Supplement >
III. adverb
archaic : unworthily
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