
好词典

源自拉丁语 'dignitas'(价值,尊贵),通过古法语 'dignité' 进入英语,13世纪开始使用。
❶ 尊严,指一个人因自身价值而应得的尊重和庄重态度,常表现为举止得体、不卑不亢的状态。
“Even in poverty, she carried herself with dignity.”
(即使身处贫困,她仍保持着尊严的姿态。)
“The judge treated all defendants with dignity and fairness.”
(法官以尊严和公正的态度对待所有被告。)
❶ 高贵,指因地位、职位或品格而表现出的庄重与威严。
“The dignity of the presidency must be upheld.”
(必须维护总统职位的高贵性。)
“She assumed the dignity of a queen after coronation.”
(加冕后她展现出女王般的威严。)
stand on one's dignity — 坚持自己的尊严,指拒绝做有损身份或自尊的事情。
“He stood on his dignity and refused to answer the insulting questions.”
(他维护尊严,拒绝回答侮辱性的问题。)
beneath one's dignity — 有失身份,指某事被认为低于某人的社会地位或自我认知。
“She felt manual work was beneath her dignity.”
(她认为体力劳动有失身份。)