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indignation n.愤慨,义愤 Indignation traces back to the Latin prefix in- "not" and root dignus "worthy" and means anger at something that is unfair or unjust. Another word for indignation is outrage. Be careful using these words as they have a bit of a negative slant. A person who feels indignation is a little self-righteous and focused on not being treated the way he feels he should be. ★☆☆☆☆ 2005.1

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[indig'neiʃ(ə)n] Call your anger at an unjust situation indignation. If recess gets canceled for everyone because two students get into a fight, the rest of the student body will respond with indignation. Feelings of righteous indignation, it seems, are not the preserve of people alone. 1[N-UNCOUNT 不可数名词]愤怒；愤慨；义愤 Indignation is the feeling of shock and anger which you have when you think that something is unjust or unfair. She was filled with indignation at the conditions under which miners were forced to work...矿工们被迫在如此恶劣的条件下工作，她感到异常愤怒。No wonder he could hardly contain his indignation.难怪他几乎抑制不住自己的愤怒。

英语单词	indignation
英美音标	[indig'neiʃ(ə)n]
中文释义	n.愤慨,义愤
vocab简明	Call your anger at an unjust situation indignation. If recess gets canceled for everyone because two students get into a fight, the rest of the student body will respond with indignation.
vocab扩展	Indignation traces back to the Latin prefix in- "not" and root dignus "worthy" and means anger at something that is unfair or unjust. Another word for indignation is outrage. Be careful using these words as they have a bit of a negative slant. A person who feels indignation is a little self-righteous and focused on not being treated the way he feels he should be.
真题原句	Feelings of righteous indignation, it seems, are not the preserve of people alone.
柯林斯星级	★☆☆☆☆
柯林斯解释	1 [N-UNCOUNT 不可数名词]愤怒；愤慨；义愤 Indignation is the feeling of shock and anger which you have when you think that something is unjust or unfair. She was filled with indignation at the conditions under which miners were forced to work... 矿工们被迫在如此恶劣的条件下工作，她感到异常愤怒。 No wonder he could hardly contain his indignation. 难怪他几乎抑制不住自己的愤怒。
来源	2005.1

Indignation Anger Unjust Feels Indig'neiʃ(ə)N N.愤慨,义愤 Call Situation