discreditable

形容词 adj.
中文释义

英文释义

形容词 adj.
  1. Able to be discredited.
  2. Low, mean, bringing discredit.
    — Shortly after midnight a determined attempt was made to wreck a portion of Holy Trinity Church, Stratford-on-Avon, by means of an explosive bomb. […] Copies of suffragette leaflets strewn about clearly indicate the purpose of this discreditable affair.

词形变化

more discreditable comparative most discreditable superlative

词汇关系

衍生词
discreditableness discreditably

词源

Etymology tree
Proto-Indo-European *dwóh₁
Proto-Indo-European *d(w)is-
Proto-Italic *dis-
Latin dis-
Old French des-bor.
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Latin dis-bor.
Middle English dis-
English dis-
English credit
English discredit
Proto-Indo-European *-tḗr
Proto-Indo-European *-dʰlom
Proto-Indo-European *-dʰlis
Proto-Italic *-ðlis
Latin -bilis
Latin -ābilis
Old French -ablebor.
Middle English -able
English -able
English discreditable
From discredit + -able.
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