[ぼうおん, bouon] (n) ingratitude; thanklessness [Add to Longdo]
Result from Foreign Dictionaries (2 entries found)
From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:
Thankless \Thank"less\, a.
1. Not acknowledging favors; not expressing thankfulness;
unthankful; ungrateful.
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That she may feel
How sharper than a serpent's tooth it is
To have a thankless child! --Shak.
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2. Not obtaining or deserving thanks; unacceptable; as, a
thankless task.
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To shepherd thankless, but by thieves that love the
night allowed. --Chapman.
[1913 Webster] -- {Thank"less*ly}, adv. --
{Thank"less*ness}, n.
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From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
thankless
adj 1: not feeling or showing gratitude; "ungrateful heirs";
"How sharper than a serpent's tooth it is / To have a
thankless child!"- Shakespeare [syn: {ungrateful},
{thankless}, {unthankful}] [ant: {grateful}, {thankful}]
2: not likely to be rewarded; "grading papers is a thankless
task" [syn: {thankless}, {unappreciated}, {ungratifying}]
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เช่น Secretary of State=รัฐมนตรีต่างประเทศของสหรัฐฯ (ในภาพตัวอย่าง),
High school=โรงเรียนมัธยมปลาย
