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dignity

UK //ˈdɪɡnəti//US //ˈdɪɡnəti//

词源

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。

noun

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。)

同义词:self-respect, honor, nobility

常见短语

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。)