thankless
美音:
[´θæŋkləs
]英音:
[´θæŋkləs
]adj.不感谢的,忘恩负义的,不讨好的
难易程度:
thankless为短语/超纲词汇
词形变化:
名词:thanklessness 副词:thanklessly
近义词, 同义词
thankless
adj
1 not feeling or expressing gratitude 不感谢的; 不领情的; 忘恩的.
2 (of an action) not likely to win thanks, appreciation or reward for the person performing it (指行为)不可能得到感谢、感激或报偿的
*a thankless role, task 受累不讨好的角色、工作.
thankless
adj
[Date: 1500-1600; Origin: thank (noun); THANKS2]
a thankless job is difficult and you do not get any praise for doing it
thankless task/job/chore etc
Cooking every day is a thankless task.
literary a thankless person is not grateful