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unknightly

/uhn-nahyt-lee/US // ʌnˈnaɪt li //

不夜城,不夜天,不合时宜的,不合时宜

Definitions

adj.形容词 adjective
  1. 1
    • : unworthy of a knight.
    • : not like a knight.
adv.副词 adverb
  1. 1
    • : in a manner unworthy of a knight.

Examples

  • Sir Knight, why didst thou strike my companion so unknightly a blow as that?

  • Sotomayor behaved in most unknightly fashion, and after being ransomed, accused Bayard of ill-treating him.

  • Unknightly, un-nīt′li, adj. contrary to the rules of chivalry, unbecoming a knight.

  • Nay, 'tis such a strange and unknightly promise, lady, how may I pledge my word to its fulfilment?

  • She took the fancy of some amorous profligate; she resisted his unknightly attentions; she was done to death.