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inglorious

英[ɪn'glɔːrɪəs] 美['ven'glɔrɪəs]
  • adj. 可耻的;不名誉的;不体面的

英英释意


1. (used of conduct or character) deserving or bringing disgrace or shame;
"Man...has written one of his blackest records as a destroyer on the oceanic islands"- Rachel Carson
"an ignominious retreat"
"inglorious defeat"
"an opprobrious monument to human greed"
"a shameful display of cowardice"
2. not bringing honor and glory;
"some mute inglorious Milton here may rest"