worthy
adj
noun
ˈwɜːði
adj
1
deserving
respect
from
people
值得尊敬的; 值得赞赏的
only before noun 仅用于名词前
Leeds
United
were
worthy
winners
of
the
competition.
利兹联队是当之无愧的比赛冠军。
a
worthy
opponent
值得钦佩的对手
2
be worthy of sth
to
deserve
to
be
thought
about
or
treated
in
a
particular
way
值得…的
A
couple
of
other
books
are
worthy
of
mention.
还有一些其他的书值得一提。
a
teacher
who
is
worthy
of
respect
一位值得尊敬的老师
3
be worthy of sb
to
be
as
good
as
something
that
a
particular
person
would
do
[非正式] 可与某人相媲美
informal
a
goal
that
was
worthy
of
any
of
the
great
footballers
of
the
world
堪与世界上任何一位伟大足球运动员相媲美的一记射门
4
I’m/We’re not worthy
used
humorously
to
say
that
you
consider
it
a
great
honour
to
be
with
someone
because
they
are
famous,
or
much
more
skilful
at
doing
something
than
you
are
[口] 我/我们受之有愧〔幽默用法〕
spoken
5
trying
to
help
other
people
[正式] 帮助人的
formal
The
money
will
go
to
a
worthy
cause.
这笔钱将用于慈善事业。
I’m
sure
his
motives
were
worthy.
我确信他的动机是出于助人。
noun
6
someone
who
is
important
and
should
be
respected
[非正式] 知名人士，杰出人物
We
were
met
by
a
group
of
local
worthies.
一批当地的知名人士接见了我们。