a.[B]
- 糟透的；凄苦的；难堪的
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- 自卑的；卑鄙的
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He's anything but an
abject coward.
他绝不是可鄙的懦夫。
派生
ad.
abjectly
n.
abjectness
辨析
/
ˈabdʒɛkt/
adj.
- (of something bad) experienced to the maximum degree:
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living in abject poverty.
- completely without pride or dignity:
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an abject apology.
Derivative
- abjection n.
- abjectly adv.
- abjectness n.
Etymology
ME (in the sense ‘rejected’): from L. abjectus, abicere ‘reject’, from ab- ‘away’ + jacere ‘to throw’.
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