Word of the Day for Thursday, March 15, 2012
iniquitous \ih-NIK-wi-tuhs\, adjective:
Characterized by injustice or wickedness; wicked; sinful.
The commission was charged now with the task of discovering the iniquitous conspiracy against the Citizen-Saviour of his country.
-- Joseph Conrad, Nostromo
Anything else would be iniquitous - iniquitous is the only word. You know as well as I do that there is not the remotest chance of her ever being able to earn any money for herself out here.
-- Jean Rhys, Voyage in the Dark
Iniquitous literally meant "unfair" in Latin, as its clear roots betray.
不公正\ IH-聶-WI-tuhs\,形容詞:
特點是不公正或邪惡;惡人有罪。
該委員會負責現在發現對他的國家的公民,救主的罪惡陰謀的任務。
- 約瑟夫·康拉德,諾斯托羅莫
什麼都將是不公正的 - 不公正的,是只有一個字。你知道,以及像我一樣,沒有偏遠的機會,她以往任何時候都能夠為自己賺取任何金錢。
- 讓·里斯,在黑暗的航程
不公正的字面意思在拉美的“不公平”,因為其明確的根背叛。
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