ignoble
/ɪgˈnəʊbl/adjective
ignobler, ignoblest
1
- not honourable in character or purpose卑鄙的, 可耻的：
ignoble feelings of intense jealousy.
可耻的强烈嫉妒感。
2
- of humble origin or social status出身卑微的; 卑贱的, 地位低下的：
ignoble savages.
地位低下的野蛮人。
派生词
ignobility
nounignobly
adverb词源
late Middle English (in sense 2)： from French, or from Latin ignobilis, from in- 'not' + gnobilis, older form of nobilis 'noble'.