| 释义 |
worthy /wûrˈdhi/ adjective- Having worth
- Valuable
- Estimable (esp patronizing)
- (with of) deserving
- Fit (to be or do something)
- Deserving of (archaic)
- (with of) suited or appropriate to, in keeping with, proper for
- Of sufficient merit, fit, adequate, as in a worthy successor
- Of high social position (obsolete)
combining form- Fit, in good condition for, as in roadworthy
- Deserving of, as in trustworthy, noteworthy
noun (pl worˈthies)- A person of eminent worth
- A notability, esp local (sometimes ironic)
- Anything of value, an excellence (Shakespeare)
transitive verb (obsolete)To make worthy, to honour ORIGIN: worth1 worˈthily adverb worˈthiness noun the nine worthies A set of nine great heroes, usu listed as Hector, Alexander the Great, Julius Caesar, Joshua, David, Judas Maccabaeus, Arthur, Charlemagne, Godfrey of Bouillon worthiest of blood (in questions of succession) male as opposed to female |