| 单词 | dignity |
| 释义 | dignity (once / 123 pages) n 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?” 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. WORD FAMILYdignity: dignities, indignity+/indignity: indignities USAGE EXAMPLES“Persons responsible for the protection of those children destroyed their dignity.” Seattle Times(Jan 02, 2017) The Obama administration, in line with its predecessors, is right to be doing its duty to advance dignity for both peoples’ stability and security. Washington Post(Dec 31, 2016) “All that we strive for as a human family — dignity and hope, progress and prosperity — depends on peace,” he said. Seattle Times(Dec 31, 2016) 1n the quality of being worthy of esteem or respect it was beneath his dignity to cheat showed his true dignity when under pressure Syn|Hyper self-regard, self-respect, self-worth pride, pridefulness a feeling of self-respect and personal worth 2n formality in bearing and appearance he behaved with great dignity Syn|Hyper gravitas, lordliness bearing, comportment, mien, presence dignified manner or conduct 3n high office or rank or station he respected the dignity of the emissaries Hyper position, status the relative position or standing of things or especially persons in a society |
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