worthyadj.
英 'wɜːðɪ | 美 'wɝði
中文adj. 值得的；有价值的；配得上的，相称的；可尊敬的；应…的\nn. 杰出人物；知名人士\nn. (Worthy)人名；(英)沃西
值得的；有价值的；配得上的，相称的；可尊敬的；应…的
n. 杰出人物；知名人士
n. (Worthy)人名；(英)沃西
词根词源
worthy (adj.)mid-13c., "having merit," from worth (n.) + -y (2). Old English had weorþful in this sense. Attested from late 14c. as a noun meaning "person of merit" (especially in Nine Worthies, famous men of history and legend: Joshua, David, Judas Maccabæus, Hector, Alexander, Julius Cæsar, Arthur, Charlemagne, Godfrey of Bouillon -- three Jews, three gentiles, three Christians). Related: Worthily; worthiness.
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