| 单词 | dignified |
| 释义 | dignified (once / 410 pages) adj Dignified means self-respecting and worthy. If you want to have a dignified memorial service, skip the karaoke machine and instead softly play the favorite music of the person you're remembering. Something that has dignity is honorable and worthy, so something that is dignified acts in an honorable, worthy way, showing great self-respect and respect for others. If someone handles a terrible public embarrassment gracefully and without breaking down, we might compliment her dignified manner. You might be too dignified to engage in screaming at the wrestling match, or too dignified to beg for a job even in hard times. WORD FAMILYdignified: dignifiedly, undignified+/dignify: dignified, dignifies, dignifying/undignified: undignifiedly USAGE EXAMPLESThen David Moyes, ever dignified, will address the players, speak to a group who let him down so badly. The Guardian(Dec 25, 2016) There is the dignified Marquand House, where Malcolm Kerr lived when he was a young professor and returned to when he became president. New York Times(Dec 22, 2016) It’s a dignified, orderly canvas — and that, to Adams’s mind, was the problem. Washington Post(Oct 18, 2016) 1adj having or expressing dignity; especially formality or stateliness in bearing or appearance her dignified demeanor the director of the school was a dignified white-haired gentleman Syn|Ant composed serenely self-possessed and free from agitation especially in times of stress courtly, formal, statelyrefined or imposing in manner or appearance; befitting a royal court distinguished, grand, imposing, magisterialused of a person's appearance or behavior; befitting an eminent person elegantrefined and tasteful in appearance or behavior or style undignified lacking dignity discomposedhaving your composure disturbed demeaning, humbling, humiliating, mortifyingcausing awareness of your shortcomings infra digbeneath your dignity pathetic, ridiculous, sillyinspiring scornful pity inelegantlacking in refinement or grace or good taste 2adj having or showing self-esteem Syn self-respectful, self-respecting proud feeling self-respect or pleasure in something by which you measure your self-worth; or being a reason for pride |
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