be inglorious
系表结构，描述主语的性质。
The defeat was inglorious.
那次失败是不光彩的。
不光彩的；不名誉的；可耻的
可耻的；不光彩的；不出名的
not bringing honor and glory; shameful
可耻的；不光彩的
Ignominious; disgraceful.
The team's inglorious performance in the final match disappointed all their fans.
球队在决赛中不光彩的表现让所有球迷失望。
用法提示：形容词作定语修饰performance，意为“不光彩的”。
He chose to resign rather than be remembered for an inglorious act.
他选择辞职，也不愿因可耻的行为而被铭记。
用法提示：形容词作定语修饰act，意为“可耻的”。
The general's inglorious retreat was widely criticized.
将军不名誉的撤退受到了广泛批评。
用法提示：形容词作定语修饰retreat，意为“不名誉的”。
系表结构，描述主语的性质。
The defeat was inglorious.
那次失败是不光彩的。
修饰名词，置于名词前。
He met an inglorious end.
他落得个可耻的下场。
grammar · medium
易错句子His inglorious made everyone despise him.
正确表达His inglorious act made everyone despise him.
inglorious 是形容词，不能直接作主语，需要搭配名词如 act, deed 等。
grammar · medium
易错句子He died an inglorous death.
正确表达He died an inglorious death.
inglorious 的正确拼写是 i-n-g-l-o-r-i-o-u-s，容易漏写第二个 i 而拼成 inglorous。
拼写相似，但inglorious意为不名誉的，ignorant意为缺乏知识的
词形相似但意义相反，inglorious意为可耻的，glorious意为光荣的
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