unrighteous + noun
作定语,直接修饰名词,常见于道德或宗教语境。
He condemned the unrighteous treatment of the workers.
他谴责了对工人不义的对待。
不义的;邪恶的
不正直的;罪深的;不公正的
不义的;邪恶的
Not righteous; wicked.
He felt guilty about his unrighteous actions and decided to apologize.
他对自己不义的行为感到内疚,决定道歉。
用法提示:用形容词unrighteous修饰actions,表示‘不义的、邪恶的’。
The villagers believed that the unrighteous ruler would soon be punished.
村民们相信这位不义的统治者很快就会受到惩罚。
用法提示:unrighteous作定语修饰ruler,意为‘不义的’。
She warned him not to seek unrighteous wealth.
她警告他不要去追求不义之财。
用法提示:unrighteous修饰wealth,表达‘不正当的、不义的’。
作定语,直接修饰名词,常见于道德或宗教语境。
He condemned the unrighteous treatment of the workers.
他谴责了对工人不义的对待。
系动词后作表语,说明主语具有不义的性质。
Their demands were unrighteous and caused great harm.
他们的要求是不义的,造成了巨大伤害。
用 it 作形式主语,真正的主语是不定式短语,语气较正式。
It is unrighteous to take advantage of the poor.
占穷人的便宜是不义的。
定冠词加形容词,指不义的人,多用于宗教或道德论述。
The unrighteous often prosper in this world.
不义之人往往在世上得势。
grammar · medium
易错句子He is an unrighteous.
正确表达He is unrighteous.
unrighteous 是形容词,不能加冠词单独当名词用;系动词后应直接用形容词作表语,或补出名词如 an unrighteous person。
grammar · medium
易错句子They treated the workers unrighteous.
正确表达They treated the workers in an unrighteous way.
修饰动词 treat 的方式状语不能用形容词 unrighteous;英语要用副词或介词短语,in an unrighteous way 才是正确的方式状语。
wicked 泛指道德上的坏,可用于人、行为,口语里还能形容小孩顽皮或事物很糟;unrighteous 主要是宗教、圣经语境里的“不义”,指违背公义标准,语域庄重、书面,一般不用来随口形容人或东西很糟。
unjust 侧重对待、法律、决定“不公道”,讲的是公平与否;unrighteous 侧重人、行为在道德或宗教意义上“不义”,不表示分配或程序上的不公。中文都可译“不义的”,但谈不公平时应该用 unjust。
sinful 强调犯了罪、带有罪性,多用于宗教语境中的人、欲望和享乐;unrighteous 更强调整体上不符合公义的标准,常与 righteous 对立,多见于圣经与讲道文字。日常口语说某人“坏”,用 sinful 或 wicked 都比 unrighteous 自然。
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