Noun:
an important, honorable person word is often used humorously;he told his story to some conservative worthies
local worthies rarely challenged the chief constable
Adjective:
having worth or merit or value; being honorable or admirable;a worthy fellow
a worthy cause
worthy of being chosen especially as a spouse;the parents found the girl suitable for their son
having qualities or abilities that merit recognition in some way;behavior worthy of reprobation
a fact worthy of attention
adj.形容词
worthy, worth这两者用法的区别在于:worth是介词,不能作定语,作表语时后面必须接名词性词组; worthy是形容词,可用作定语,作表语时后面接“of＋名词”或动词不定式。
下面两句话的意思不同:The job is not worthy of him.
他不屑做这工作。 褒
He is not worthy of the job.
他不配做这工作。贬
worth，worthy，worthwhile这些词均可表“值得的”之意。
worth前置词，后接名词或相当于名词的词，指做某事有一定价值或意义。
worthy形容词，与worth同义，但搭配不相同。
worthwhile形容词，用作表语或定语，指某事物是值得的，或某事是值得做的。
worthy of值得an enemy worthy of someone's steel值得某人与之交锋的强…not worthy to unloose the latchet of someone's shoe替某人解鞋带也不配…worthy man高尚的人, 要人…loan worthy有偿付能力cargo worthy经 适于货运…road-worthy适于走长途的; 适宜…-worthy ……字an foe worthy of someone's steel值得某人与之一斗的劲…not worthy to unloose the latchet of someone's shoes替某人解鞋带也不配…worthy of someone's steel值得某人与之较量的…foe worthy of someone's steel值得某人与之一斗的劲…a foe worthy of someone's steel值得某人与之交锋的强…worthy of the name名副其实的
近义词 fitgoodadmirableexcellent反义词 unworthy
用作形容词adj.
用作定语
～+ n.He has lived a worthy life.他生活得很有价值。
The school has graduated many worthy young people.很多年轻有为的人毕业于这所学校。
He is a worthy man.他是个可敬的人。n. +～There occurred nothing worthy of being mentioned.没有发生什么值得一提的事。
用作表语
S+be+～+ prep .-phraseThis task is not worthy of him.这件工作配不上他。
He is worthy of our praise.他值得我们赞许。S+be+～+to- vThere occurred nothing that was worthy to be mentioned.没有值得一提的事发生。
He is worthy to take his position.他应担任此职。S+be+～+ v -ingThis is worthy mentioning.这事值得一提。
形容词98%,名词2%
用作形容词This is aworthyEnglish-Chinese dictionary.这是一本有价值的英汉词典。
This book isworthyof reading.这本书值得一读。
No man thinks more highly than I do of the patriotism, as well as abilities, of the veryworthygentlemen who have just addressed the house.没有人比我对刚刚向议会全体代表发言的可尊敬的先生们的爱国精神和才干更钦佩了。
Mr. Foker himself is aworthyman, though not of high extraction or indeed much education.福克先生本人也是值得尊敬的,尽管他出身不太高贵,受的教育确实也有限。
The event isworthyof being remembered.那事件是值得记忆的。
His behavior isworthyof praise.他的行为值得称道。
The book is wellworthyof his reputation.这本书完全配得上他的声望。用作名词I want you to sell these two and find moreworthyreplacements.我需要你卖这些二和发现更多杰出人物替换。 ONCE again Africa’s worthiest and perhaps happiest countries, according to Mo Ibrahim’s latest measure of all-round governance, scrutinising data gathered for last year, are offshore.
据莫伊布拉欣最近实施的全方位政府治理措施并详细的搜集了去年的有关数据后表明，非洲最富有且也许是最幸福的国家再一次的集中在了沿海地区。 ecocn
Please forgive my occasional lapses. At heart I am the worthiest man I know.
请原谅我偶尔的犯错：在内心里，我是我所认识中那个最杰出的男人。 yeeyan