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单词 worthy
释义
worthy
adjective
uk
/ˈwɜː.ði/us
/ˈwɝː.ði/

worthyadjective(DESERVING RESPECT)

C1formal
deservingrespect,admiration, orsupport:
值得尊敬的；值得钦佩的；值得支持的
He isunlikelytosucceedin getting hisbillthroughCongress,howeverworthy it is.无论他的提案多么有价值，他也不可能使其在国会上通过。
Everyyearshe makes alargedonationto a worthycause.她每年都为一项高尚的事业捐一大笔款。
worthy of attention, notice, etc.C2formal
deservingto be givenattention,noticed, etc.:
值得注意的
Twopointsin thisreportareespeciallyworthy ofnotice.这份报告中有两点特别值得注意。
formal
Something that is worthy is not veryinterestingbut should beadmiredforitsgood andusefulqualities:
有内在价值（但乏味）的
a worthybook有价值的书
More examples
  • I'mgladshe's going intomedicine. It's a very worthycalling.
  • He does a lot for worthycauses.
  • Suchincoherentramblings arehardlyworthy ofnotice.
  • Suchdedicationis worthy ofourrespect.
SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases
Admirable and admired
  • admirable
  • admirably
  • awe-inspiring
  • awe-inspiringly
  • awesome
  • canon
  • estimable
  • exemplary
  • favourable
  • glorious
  • gloriously
  • helluva
  • laudably
  • meritorious
  • noted
  • praiseworthy
  • recognized
  • vaunted
  • venerable
  • worthily
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Deserving and deserved
Tedious and uninspiring

worthyadjective(SUITABLE)

worthy ofsomething
suitablefor orcharacteristicof something:
适合…的；有…典型特征的
Hethrewapartyworthy of amillionaire.他举办了一场典型的百万富翁式的聚会。
SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases
Suitable and acceptable
  • able
  • acceptability
  • acceptable
  • accepted
  • accordingly
  • decent
  • decently
  • eligibility
  • eligible
  • felicitous
  • horse
  • practical
  • respectable
  • respectably
  • rightly
  • satisfaction
  • seasonable
  • sit
  • taste
  • ticket
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worthily
worthy
noun[C]
humorous
uk
/ˈwɜː.ði/us
/ˈwɝː.ði/
apersonwho isimportant,especiallyin asmalltown:
（尤指小城镇中的）要人，大人物
Thefrontrowofchairswasreservedforlocalworthies.前面的一排椅子是为当地要人预留的。
SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases
Important people and describing important people
  • august
  • baron
  • be the cat's whiskersidiom
  • doyen
  • doyenne
  • first among equalsidiom
  • FLOTUS
  • get oversomething/someone
  • get over yourself!idiom
  • guest of honour
  • lynchpin
  • Mister Big
  • mogul
  • moment
  • movers and shakers
  • MVP
  • superiority
  • the big boys
  • the big enchiladaidiom
  • the grand old man ofsomethingidiom
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-worthy
suffix
uk
/-wɜː.ði/us
/-wɝː.ði/
suitableordeservingtoreceiveaparticularthing:
适于…的；值得…的
trustworthy值得信任的
creditworthy有信用的
newsworthy有新闻价值的
used todescribeaboat,aircraft, orvehiclethat issuitableto be usedsafelyin aparticularsubstanceorenvironment:
适于…；宜于…
seaworthy适于航海的
roadworthy适于路上行驶的
SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases
Suitable and acceptable
  • able
  • acceptability
  • acceptable
  • accepted
  • accordingly
  • decent
  • decently
  • eligibility
  • eligible
  • felicitous
  • horse
  • practical
  • respectable
  • respectably
  • rightly
  • satisfaction
  • seasonable
  • sit
  • taste
  • ticket
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Deserving and deserved
Safe and secure
(Definition ofworthyfrom theCambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus© Cambridge University Press)

worthy| American Dictionary

worthy
adjective
us
/ˈwɜr·ði/

worthyadjective(DESERVING RESPECT)

deservingrespect,admiration, orsupport:
a worthygoal/project
It was a worthycause, and we weregladto make acontribution.
Shesoonprovedherself worthy of thetrustweplacedin her.

worthyadjective(DESERVING)

deservingorsuitablefor:
Each of the tenchaptersis worthy of aseparatebook.
Afterviewingthedamage, thepresidentdecidedthat theareawas worthy offederaldisasterrelief.
(Definition ofworthyfrom theCambridge Academic Content Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

Examplesofworthy

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They could serve as visual reminders of ancient and modern "worthies" whose lives and works remained an inspiration to the virtuoso collector.
From theCambridge English Corpus
We asked that modern radiation monitoring equipment be made available for issue down to community level and for training civil defence worthies.
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I do not see why local radio stations need local worthies to tell them what to put out.
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Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0
A skilled and educated workforce can and must replace the old worthies of the heavy hammer and brute force.
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Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0
We are indebted to some of these worthies of former times.
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The terms of reference should ensure the avoidance of talking shop committees, ivory towers, or semi-prestigious bodies for long-service worthies, as has often been the case in the past.
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Who are the local worthies who can now make the difficult decisions in the national health service that cannot be made by people who would be accountable by being elected?
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Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0
I suggest the real division lies between the carriers and the carried, between the really creative producers and those worthies who wish to ride around on their backs.
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Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0
Questions such as these make looking for answersworthyof immense effort.
From theCambridge English Corpus
The application of streams to power series calculations is aworthyaddition to our stock of canonical programming examples.
From theCambridge English Corpus
Because of this,worthymen are entangled in regulations, and degenerates only make excuses.
From theCambridge English Corpus
Is the music created using these systemsworthyof being listened to, or should the performances be called 'live music'?
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Participation was strongly associated with household income, since 'not credit-worthy' older people were denied access to loans.
From theCambridge English Corpus
I have decided to keep these two for myworthyself.
From theCambridge English Corpus
In this reviewer's view, it constitutes aworthyaddition to the literature on the technologically and scientifically important fields of fluid and plasma turbulence.
From theCambridge English Corpus
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