thankless
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معنی فارسی
نا سپاس حق ناشناس نمک ناشناس نا ممنون نا شکر بيهوده بي ارزش
معنی کامل و مثالها
/-lis/adj.
● ناسپاس، حق نشناس، نمک نشناس، ناشکر
● بی اجر و مزد، بی پاداش
ریشه و کاربرد
ریشه
From Old English 'þancleas'.
مثال
- It's a thankless task, but someone has to do it.
- He felt thankless after all his efforts went unnoticed.
- She did the thankless job of cleaning up after everyone.
ترکیبهای رایج
thankless task thankless job thankless effort
تعریف انگلیسی
adjective
- not feeling or showing gratitude “ungrateful heirs” “How sharper than a serpent's tooth it is / To have a thankless child!"- Shakespeare”
- not likely to be rewarded “grading papers is a thankless task”
مترادفها
adjective
1. Ungrateful, unthankful.
2. Unpleasant (as a service not likely to be repaid by thanks), disagreeable, undesirable, unacceptable, ungracious.