indignity
英 [?n'd?gn?t?]
美[?n'd?ɡn?ti]
- n. 侮辱；輕蔑；有傷尊嚴(yán)；無(wú)禮舉動(dòng)
TEM4GRE低頻詞暢通詞匯
詞態(tài)變化
復(fù)數(shù):?indignities;
中文詞源
indignity 恥辱，侮辱
in-,不，非，dignity,尊貴，尊嚴(yán)。即使之沒有尊嚴(yán)，引申詞義恥辱，侮辱。
英文詞源
- indignity (n.)
- 1580s, "unworthiness," also "unworthy treatment; act intended to expose someone to contempt," from Latin indignitatem (nominative indignitas) "unworthiness, meanness, baseness," also "unworthy conduct, an outrage," noun of quality from indignus "unworthy" (see indignation). Related: Indignities.
雙語(yǔ)例句
- 1. Later, he suffered the indignity of having to flee angry protesters.
- 后來(lái)，他不得不極不光彩地避開憤怒的抗議者溜走了。
來(lái)自柯林斯例句
- 2. Prisoners are spared the indignity of wearing uniforms.
- 囚犯?jìng)儾槐厝淌苌泶┣舴奈耆琛?/dd>
來(lái)自柯林斯例句
- 3. The chairman suffered the indignity of being refused admission to the meeting.
- 主席蒙受了被拒于會(huì)議之外的侮辱。
來(lái)自《權(quán)威詞典》
- 4. Spanking is an indignity to a teenager.
- (用巴掌、拖鞋等)打一個(gè)十幾歲的孩子,是對(duì)他的侮辱.
來(lái)自《現(xiàn)代英漢綜合大詞典》
- 5. For more than a year we have suffered the indignity.
- 在一年多的時(shí)間里,我們丟盡了丑.
來(lái)自辭典例句