ignoble的词源

英文词源

ignoble

ignoble: see noble

ignoble (adj.)

mid-15c., "of low birth," from Middle French ignoble, from Latin ignobilis "unknown, undistinguished, obscure; of base birth, not noble," from assimilated form of in- "not, opposite of" (see in- (1)) + gnobilis "well-known, famous, renowned, of superior birth" (see noble). Related: Ignobly.

中文词源

ignoble：不光彩的

ig-,不，非，来自in-在字母g开头前的拼写异化，noble,高贵的，来自拉丁语gnobilis,高贵的，字母g脱落。即不高贵的，引申词义不光彩的。

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