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indignant adj.愤慨的；愤愤不平的 (1) 对于他们枪杀无辜平民，人们感到义愤填膺。(2) 他对被诬告愤愤不平。 Indignant is from Latin indignus "unworthy," and it refers to anger based on unworthy or unfair behavior rather than merely injury to one's own interests. You may be angry, even furious, if someone shoves you, but you are indignant if the shove is directed at someone weak or helpless. The related noun is indignation, and something that arouses indignation is an indignity.

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英 [ɪn'dɪɡnənt] 美 [ɪn'dɪɡnənt] (1) People are indignant by their shooting of innocent civilians.(2) He is indignant at the false accusation. When you're indignant, you're angry about an unfair situation. If you discovered that a teacher gave ten extra points on a test to all students who sat in the front row, you'd be indignant. 1[ADJ-GRADED 能被表示程度的副词或介词词组修饰的形容词]愤怒的；愤慨的 If you are indignant, you are shocked and angry, because you think that something is unjust or unfair.   [oft ADJ at/about n/-ing]He is indignant at suggestions that they were secret agents...有人暗示他们可能是特务，这让他非常气愤。MPs were indignant that the government had not consulted them...政府没有事先征求他们的意见，下院议员们感到很愤怒。Sheena gave her an indignant look.希娜愤怒地看了她一眼。indignantly'That is not true,' Erica said indignantly.“那不是真的，”埃丽卡愤怒地说。

英语单词	indignant
英美音标	英 [ɪn'dɪɡnənt] 美 [ɪn'dɪɡnənt]
中文释义	adj.愤慨的；愤愤不平的
英语例句	(1) People are indignant by their shooting of innocent civilians. (2) He is indignant at the false accusation.
中文例句	(1) 对于他们枪杀无辜平民，人们感到义愤填膺。 (2) 他对被诬告愤愤不平。
vocabulary简明	When you're indignant, you're angry about an unfair situation. If you discovered that a teacher gave ten extra points on a test to all students who sat in the front row, you'd be indignant.
vocabulary扩展	Indignant is from Latin indignus "unworthy," and it refers to anger based on unworthy or unfair behavior rather than merely injury to one's own interests. You may be angry, even furious, if someone shoves you, but you are indignant if the shove is directed at someone weak or helpless. The related noun is indignation, and something that arouses indignation is an indignity.
柯林斯解释	1 [ADJ-GRADED 能被表示程度的副词或介词词组修饰的形容词]愤怒的；愤慨的 If you are indignant, you are shocked and angry, because you think that something is unjust or unfair. [oft ADJ at/about n/-ing] He is indignant at suggestions that they were secret agents... 有人暗示他们可能是特务，这让他非常气愤。 MPs were indignant that the government had not consulted them... 政府没有事先征求他们的意见，下院议员们感到很愤怒。 Sheena gave her an indignant look. 希娜愤怒地看了她一眼。 indignantly 'That is not true,' Erica said indignantly. “那不是真的，”埃丽卡愤怒地说。

Indignant Unfair Gave Angry Indignation 英 ɪn'dɪɡnənt] 美 ɪn'dɪɡnənt