Word · Frequency #25050
Fully loadedingratitude
/inˈgrætitjuːd/
noun
忘恩负义
a lack of gratitude
- 1.
A lack or absence of gratitude; thanklessness.
缺乏或不感激；忘恩负义。
缺乏或不感激；忘恩负义。
In use
After everything I did for him, his ingratitude really hurt me.
She couldn't believe the ingratitude of the guests who left without saying thank you.
His ingratitude towards his parents was shocking to everyone.
show ingratitude toward sb
表示“对某人忘恩负义”时，用 toward 或 towards 引出对象。
He showed ingratitude toward his mentor.
他对导师表现出忘恩负义。
an act of ingratitude
常用 an act of ingratitude 指某一具体的忘恩负义行为。
Refusing to thank them was an act of ingratitude.
拒绝感谢他们是一种忘恩负义的行为。
accuse sb of ingratitude
accuse sb of 后直接接 ingratitude，表示“指责某人忘恩负义”。
Connections
Collocations
- show ingratitude
- 表现出忘恩负义
- It would be wrong to show ingratitude to those who helped you.对那些帮助过你的人表现出忘恩负义是不对的。
- an act of ingratitude
- 忘恩负义的行为
- Refusing to thank her was seen as an act of ingratitude.拒绝感谢她被看作是一种忘恩负义的行为。
- repay with ingratitude
- 以怨报德
- He repaid their kindness with ingratitude.他以怨报德，辜负了他们的好意。
- ingratitude toward
- 对……的忘恩负义
- Her ingratitude toward her mentors surprised everyone.她对导师们的忘恩负义让所有人惊讶。
- bitter ingratitude
- 令人心寒的忘恩负义
- After all his sacrifices, the bitter ingratitude of his children broke him.在他做出所有牺牲之后，孩子们的令人心寒的忘恩负义让他崩溃了。
Learner notes
Memory Tip
ingratitude拆成in(不)+gratitude(感激)，不懂感激就是忘恩负义。
Context & Register
语域：formal 常见场景：formal writing、literature、public speeches ingratitude 比较正式，多用于书面语或较正式的表达；日常口语中通常更常说 lack of gratitude 或 ungratefulness。
Pronunciation & Spelling
gratitude、latitude、attitude 与 ingratitude 的读音有相同的 /ætɪtjuːd/ 尾部，是真正的押韵词；altitude、multitude、longitude 虽然拼写也以 -itude 结尾，但重读音节或元音/辅音不同，并不押韵。
Learn the forms together
页面下方列出了常见词形变化。学习时注意它们在句子中的语法位置。
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