Word · Frequency #32706
dishonourable
adjective
不名誉的；不光彩的
British standard spelling of dishonorable.
- 1.
British standard spelling of dishonorable.
dishonorable 的英国标准拼写。
dishonorable 的英国标准拼写。；不名誉的；无耻的；耻辱的；不光彩的
In use
His dishonourable actions cost him the respect of his colleagues.
The politician was forced to resign after being accused of dishonourable conduct.
She considered it dishonourable to lie to her friends.
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。
consider/deem sth dishonourable
表达主观判断。
They considered his conduct dishonourable.
他们认为他的行为不名誉。
find sth dishonourable
强调个人感受。
She found the proposal dishonourable.
她认为这个提议是可耻的。
Common mistakes
That is a dishonour act.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’。
He acted dishonourable.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’。
Connections
Confusing words
- dishonest
- 不诚实的 · 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。
- disgraceful
- 可耻的 · 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。
Word family
- honour
- 荣誉；光荣 · noun
- honourable
- 光荣的；正直的；可敬的 · adjective
- dishonour
- 使丢脸；使蒙羞 · verb
- honourably
- 光荣地；正直地 · adverb
Dictionary facts from ECDICT, WIKTIONARY.