"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.
雙語例句
1. It would take an ingrate great courage to work on ways to dispel such measures.
一個不知感激為何物的人理直氣壯的否定這些措施.
來自《簡明英漢詞典》
2. He's such an ingrate.
他是個忘恩負義的人。
來自辭典例句
3. Every time I fill a vacant office , I make ten malcontent and one ingrate.
每當朕提出一個新任命, 即造成十個不滿分子與一個忘恩負義之徒.
來自互聯(lián)網(wǎng)
4. Every time I full a vacant office , I make ten malcontents and one ingrate.