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indignity n.侮辱；轻蔑；有伤尊严 (1) 她受到侮辱和羞辱。(2) 强盗们对我们加以各种侮辱。(3) 他们对俘虏百般侮辱。(4) 这是对女性的侮辱.(5) 她一想到这件蛮横无礼的事，心里就不舒服。 As you might guess from that negative prefix in-, an indignity is a word that takes dignity (or self-esteem) away. If you find a fly in your soup, that's an indignity — not to mention protein. If you're making a speech and you realize your fly is open, that's a major indignity. Many people find waiting in line a long time to be an indignity. When you say "This is an indignity!" you're really saying, "I'm better than this, and I shouldn't have to deal with it." Needless to say, life is full of indignities.

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英 [ɪn'dɪɡnəti] 美 [ɪn'dɪɡnəti] (1) She was subjected to indignity and humiliation.(2) The bandits subject us to all sort of indignity.(3) They inflicted all kinds of indignities on their captives.(4) This is the indignity for female.(5) Her heart sickened at the thought of this brutal indignity. An indignity is something embarrassing. An indignity is usually something that happens to us rather than something we do ourselves. 1[N-VAR 可变名词]侮辱；轻蔑 If you talk about the indignity of doing something, you mean that it makes you feel embarrassed or unimportant.   [oft the N of -ing/n]  [FORMAL 正式]Later, he suffered the indignity of having to flee angry protesters...后来，他不得不极不光彩地避开愤怒的抗议者溜走了。What sort of indignities would he be forced to endure?他会被迫忍受什么样的侮辱呢？

英语单词	indignity
英美音标	英 [ɪn'dɪɡnəti] 美 [ɪn'dɪɡnəti]
中文释义	n.侮辱；轻蔑；有伤尊严
英语例句	(1) She was subjected to indignity and humiliation. (2) The bandits subject us to all sort of indignity. (3) They inflicted all kinds of indignities on their captives. (4) This is the indignity for female. (5) Her heart sickened at the thought of this brutal indignity.
中文例句	(1) 她受到侮辱和羞辱。 (2) 强盗们对我们加以各种侮辱。 (3) 他们对俘虏百般侮辱。 (4) 这是对女性的侮辱. (5) 她一想到这件蛮横无礼的事，心里就不舒服。
vocabulary简明	An indignity is something embarrassing. An indignity is usually something that happens to us rather than something we do ourselves.
vocabulary扩展	As you might guess from that negative prefix in-, an indignity is a word that takes dignity (or self-esteem) away. If you find a fly in your soup, that's an indignity — not to mention protein. If you're making a speech and you realize your fly is open, that's a major indignity. Many people find waiting in line a long time to be an indignity. When you say "This is an indignity!" you're really saying, "I'm better than this, and I shouldn't have to deal with it." Needless to say, life is full of indignities.
柯林斯解释	1 [N-VAR 可变名词]侮辱；轻蔑 If you talk about the indignity of doing something, you mean that it makes you feel embarrassed or unimportant. [oft the N of -ing/n] [FORMAL 正式] Later, he suffered the indignity of having to flee angry protesters... 后来，他不得不极不光彩地避开愤怒的抗议者溜走了。 What sort of indignities would he be forced to endure? 他会被迫忍受什么样的侮辱呢？

Indignity Sort Find Fly 英 ɪn'dɪɡnəti] 美 ɪn'dɪɡnəti N.侮辱；轻蔑；有伤尊严