单词 | dignified |
释义 | dignified (dɪgnɪfaɪd ) adjective If you say that someone or something is dignified, you mean they are calm, impressive and deserve respect. He seemed a very dignified and charming man. Mr Smith is maintaining a dignified silence. Synonyms: distinguished, august, reserved, imposing Collocations: dignified death This can allow a dignified death at home. Times, Sunday Times A dignified death should be the greatest human right. The Sun The book describes 'methods to accomplish one's own easy, peaceful and dignified death'. Times, Sunday Times When palliative care can enable a pain-free, dignified death, few if any would opt to hasten their death. Times,Sunday Times In the book, the author chronicles medical advances and increased longevity in the context of the right to a dignified death. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 He has negotiated a dignified exit, choosing to leave next spring, but it is right that someone of his seniority should take the fall. Times, Sunday Times (2008) Will he settle for a dignified exit? The Sun (2015) The stay of execution would give him the conditions for a more dignified exit. Times, Sunday Times (2008) But times have changed and we felt a dignified exit was best. Times, Sunday Times (2006) Why does anyone think they have the right to deny those who are terminally ill a peaceful and dignified exit? Times, Sunday Times (2014) I try to ask questions in a different, more dignified manner now. The Sun (2016) One of the amazing things is the dignified manner in which she is handling the situation. Times, Sunday Times (2009) He is sad that this has come about and he is determined to behave in a dignified manner. The Sun (2015) Miss Minchin entered the room with a sternly dignified manner. A Little Princess (1905) She has maintained a dignified silence on the matter so her feelings about becoming a grandmother are unknown. The Sun He's also holding a dignified silence on the subject of their current, increasingly bitter court case. The Sun Walking almost blindly in surreal, dignified silence, they stumble ashore. Times, Sunday Times Afterwards many former agents in this secret army maintained a dignified silence about what they did. Times, Sunday Times Although he has maintained a dignified silence, rumours abound of behind-the-scenes tension, intellectual snobbishness and dispute over the future direction of the museum. Times, Sunday Times Yet we deny people the right to die in a humane and dignified way. Times, Sunday Times (2015) The way to do it is in a dignified way. Times, Sunday Times (2008) It is hardly a dignified way for a party of government to behave. The Sun (2016) It could have been done in a more dignified way. Times, Sunday Times (2009) Translations: Chinese: 有尊严的 Japanese: 威厳のある |
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