"ungrateful person," 1670s, from earlier adjective meaning "unfriendly" (late 14c.) also "ungrateful, unthankful," from Latin ingratus "unpleasant," also "ungrateful," from in- "not" (see in- (1)) + gratus "pleasing, beloved, dear, agreeable" (see grace (n.)). The noun meaning "ungrateful person" dates from 1670s.
双语例句
1. It would take an ingrate great courage to work on ways to dispel such measures.
一个不知感激为何物的人理直气壮的否定这些措施.
来自《简明英汉词典》
2. He's such an ingrate.
他是个忘恩负义的人。
来自辞典例句
3. Every time I fill a vacant office , I make ten malcontent and one ingrate.
每当朕提出一个新任命, 即造成十个不满分子与一个忘恩负义之徒.
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4. Every time I full a vacant office , I make ten malcontents and one ingrate.
