ignominious
adjective /ˌɪɡnəˈmɪniəs/
/ˌɪɡnəˈmɪniəs/
(formal)- that makes, or should make, you feel ashamed
耻辱的；可耻的；不光彩的 - an ignominious defeat
可耻的失败 - He made one mistake and his career came to an ignominious end.
他犯了一个错误，他的事业就很不体面地结束了。
Collocations DictionaryIgnominious is used with these nouns:- defeat
- retreat
- withdrawal
- …
词源late Middle English: from French ignominieux, or Latin ignominiosus, from ignominia, from in- ‘not’ + a variant of nomen ‘name’. - an ignominious defeat