unworldly

形容词 adj.
中文释义

英文释义

形容词 adj.
  1. Exceeding what is typically found in the world; exceptional, transcendent.
  2. Characterising people who are unconcerned with worldly matters; spiritually minded.
    — ‘But a good wife—a good unworldly woman—may really help a man, and keep him more independent.’
  3. Not belonging to this world; celestial.
    — This creature from a higher world has not forgotten all that he knew before; he retains his unworldly talents and supreme intelligence.
  4. Lacking sophistication.

词形变化

unworldlier comparative unworldliest superlative

词汇关系

衍生词
unworldliness
相关词
worldly

词源

Etymology tree
Proto-Indo-European *né
Proto-Indo-European *n̥-
Proto-Germanic *un-
Proto-West Germanic *un-
Old English un-
Middle English un-
English un-
English worldly
English unworldly
From un- + worldly.
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