unknightly.
/uhn-nahyt-lee/US // ʌnˈnaɪt li //
不夜城,不夜天,不合时宜的,不合时宜
Definitions
adj.adjective · 形容词
- 1.
- ›unworthy of a knight.
- ›not like a knight.
adv.adverb · 副词
- 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.
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