Word · Frequency #4663
worthies
重要人物；杰出人物；可敬的人
worthies is the plural of worthy.
a distinguished or important person, often used humorously
常带幽默或调侃意味
- 1.
A distinguished or eminent person.
杰出或著名的人物
- 2.
an important, honorable person (word is often used humorously)
重要、可敬的人(常带幽默意)
- 3.
a good, wise and virtuous person.
善良、智慧和有德行的人
好人；贤人；有德之人；杰出或著名的人物；重要、可敬的人(常带幽默意)；善良、智慧和有德行的人；杰出人物
In use
Every year the town honors its local worthies with a small parade.
He looked down on the self-important worthies who ran the club.
A true worthy of the village, she spent decades helping her neighbors.
he told his story to some conservative worthies
local worthies rarely challenged the chief constable
Connections
Collocations
- local worthy
- 地方名流；地方贤达
- Every local worthy was invited to the town hall meeting.当地每一位名流都被邀请参加市政厅会议。
- eminent worthy
- 杰出人物；德高望重者
- The gallery displays portraits of the country's eminent worthies.画廊里展示着该国杰出人物的肖像。
- old worthy
- 前辈名宿；昔时贤达
- The book celebrates the old worthies of the village.这本书颂扬了村里的前辈名宿。
Learner notes
Memory Tip
worthy 里有 worth（价值），想想“有价值的人”就是值得敬重的人物/贤达；可记住：worth+y = 有分量的大人物，常带点幽默口气。
Context & Register
语域：mixed 常见场景：正式书面或演讲、文学或历史叙事、幽默地指某位重要人物 worthy 作名词时多用于正式或书卷气的语境，带有敬意，也可能带点幽默口吻；在现代日常口语中单独作名词不算常见，更多是书面或半开玩笑的说法。
Grammar Note
常幽默地指'大人物'，可数名词
Pronunciation & Spelling
No common word here truly rhymes with worthy /ˈwɝði/. The -thy lookalikes healthy, wealthy, filthy, and pithy all end in /θi/, not /ði/; worth shares the /wɝ/ sound but ends in /θ/. Hearty also looks similar but has /rti/ with /t/, so it does not sound like worthy.
Usage priority
Collins 词频等级为 2，建议结合例句记忆，而不是只背中文释义。
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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