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indignities

UK //ɪnˈdɪɡnɪtiz//US //ɪnˈdɪɡnɪtiz//

词源

源自拉丁语 'indignitas',意为'不公正'或'侮辱',由 'in-'(不)和 'dignus'(值得的)组成。

noun

❶ 指令人感到侮辱、羞辱或不公正的待遇或行为,通常涉及尊严受损或受到不尊重的对待。

“The prisoners suffered many indignities during their captivity.”

(囚犯们在被关押期间遭受了许多侮辱。)

“She endured the indignities of poverty with quiet dignity.”

(她以沉默的尊严忍受着贫困带来的屈辱。)

同义词:humiliations, insults, affronts

常见短语

suffer indignities — 指忍受侮辱或不公正的待遇,通常用于描述尊严受损的情况。

“Many immigrants suffer indignities when they first arrive in a new country.”

(许多移民初到新国家时会遭受侮辱。)