英语单词 | dignity |
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英美音标 | 英 ['dɪɡnəti] 美 ['dɪɡnəti] |
中文释义 | n.尊严;高贵;端庄 |
英语例句 | (1) He would do nothing beneath his dignity. (2) The real dignity of a man lies in what he is, not in what he has. (3) A man's dignity depends not upon his wealth but upon his character. (4) She bears herself with dignity. (5) There was something impressive about Julia's quiet dignity. |
中文例句 | (1) 他决不愿意干任何有损自身尊严的事。 (2) 一个人的真正尊严在于他的品格,而非他的财富。 (3) 人高尚与否不取决於他的财富,而取决於他的品格。 (4) 她举止庄重大方。 (5) 朱丽亚的宁静端庄给人印象很深。 |
vocabulary简明 | If someone has dignity, it means they are worthy of respect. If you really want the lead role in a play and you try to bribe the director to give it to you, she might say, “Have you no dignity?” |
vocabulary扩展 | Someone with dignity carries herself well. If you lose an election, and you say nasty things about your opponent and try to undermine her, you are acting without dignity. But if you graciously congratulate her and accept the results, then you are behaving in a dignified manner. We also talk about human dignity, which is an idea of what separates humans from animals. Human Rights activists believe that everyone has the right to live with dignity. |
柯林斯解释 | 1 [N-UNCOUNT 不可数名词]庄严;庄重;端庄 If someone behaves or moves with dignity, they are calm, controlled, and admirable.
2 [N-UNCOUNT 不可数名词]尊贵;高贵;高尚 If you talk about the dignity of people or their lives or activities, you mean that they are valuable and worthy of respect. [usu with supp]
3 [N-UNCOUNT 不可数名词]尊严;自尊 Your dignity is the sense that you have of your own importance and value, and other people's respect for you.
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