dishonorably
dishonorably — 副詞
1. in a way that is morally wrong, dishonest, or likely to make other people lose r
可恥地
以不誠實或失格的方式
in a way that is morally wrong, dishonest, or likely to make other people lose respect for someone; this is the standard American spelling of dishonourably.
The company acted dishonorably by hiding the safety report from its workers.
這家公司不光彩地把安全報告藏起來，不讓員工知道。
act dishonorably by + -ing to name the wrongful act
Joaquin felt he had behaved dishonorably after lying to his younger sister.
Joaquin 覺得自己對妹妹說了謊，行為非常可恥。
behave dishonorably after + -ing
The officer was dishonorably discharged after selling army supplies for cash.
那名軍官因為偷賣軍用品換現金，而遭到不名譽退伍。
fixed phrase: dishonorably discharged
The prisoners were treated dishonorably by the guards during the night transfer.
那些囚犯在夜間轉送時，遭到守衛很不光彩地對待。
Noa believed the dealer had won dishonorably by marking the cards.
Noa 認為那名牌手靠做記號作弊獲勝，手段很可恥。
win dishonorably by cheating
- act dishonorably
- behave dishonorably
- dishonorably discharged
- treat someone dishonorably
- win dishonorably
- shamefully
close in meaning, with stronger focus on public shame or disgrace.
- disgracefully
stronger and more emotional, often used when conduct is shocking.
- unethically
focuses on breaking moral or professional rules rather than on personal honor.
- deceitfully
narrower; stresses cheating or lying rather than general disgrace.
文法句型
act + dishonorably
behave + dishonorably
be treated + dishonorably
用法筆記
Most often comments on a person's conduct, treatment of others, or the way a result was achieved. In military contexts it also appears in the fixed phrase 'dishonorably discharged'.
常見錯誤
同根字
- honor名詞B2
- honorable形容詞C1
- dishonor名詞C2
- dishonorable形容詞C2