be dishonourable (for sb) to do sth
用于描述行为不道德或不光彩。
It is dishonourable to betray a friend.
背叛朋友是不光彩的。
不名誉的；不光彩的
dishonorable 的英国标准拼写。；无耻的；耻辱的
dishonorable 的英国标准拼写。
British standard spelling of dishonorable.
His dishonourable actions cost him the respect of his colleagues.
他那些不光彩的行为让他失去了同事们的尊重。
用法提示：形容词，作定语修饰actions，表示'不光彩的'。
The politician was forced to resign after being accused of dishonourable conduct.
那位政客在被指控有不道德行为后被迫辞职。
用法提示：形容词，作定语修饰conduct，表示'不名誉的'。
She considered it dishonourable to lie to her friends.
她认为对朋友撒谎是不光彩的。
用法提示：形容词，作表语，与it构成形式宾语结构，表示'不光彩的'。
用于描述行为不道德或不光彩。
It is dishonourable to betray a friend.
背叛朋友是不光彩的。
表达主观判断。
They considered his conduct dishonourable.
他们认为他的行为不名誉。
强调个人感受。
She found the proposal dishonourable.
她认为这个提议是可耻的。
grammar · medium
易错句子That is a dishonour act.
正确表达That is a dishonourable act.
‘dishonour’是名词或动词，而此处需要形容词‘dishonourable’来修饰‘act’；形容词形式为‘dishonourable’，表示‘不光彩的’。
grammar · medium
易错句子He acted dishonourable.
正确表达He acted dishonourably.
‘dishonourable’是形容词，不可修饰动词‘acted’；应使用副词‘dishonourably’来修饰动词，表示‘不光彩地’。
dishonourable指不名誉、不光彩，侧重道德上的耻辱；dishonest指不诚实、欺诈，侧重违背事实或真相。
dishonourable强调行为导致名誉受损；disgraceful强调行为本身令人感到羞耻，语气更强。
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