ungentlemanly
UK/ʌn'dʒent(ə)lmənlɪ/US/.ʌn'dʒentlmәnli/
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释义
adj.
Not behaving as a gentleman should; rude or unfair.
非绅士的；无礼的；不光彩的
词根拆分
词根派生un-（非）+ gentlemanly。gentle 源自拉丁 gentilis「同族的」(gen 生)——出身好、故而有教养；ungentlemanly 即举止不像有教养的绅士。
词根 gen 还连着 140 个词例句
- 1.
It was ungentlemanly of him to mock her in public.
他当众嘲笑她，很没风度。
- 2.
The referee booked the player for an ungentlemanly tackle.
裁判因那次不光彩的铲球给该球员出示了黄牌。