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dignity

英 [ˈdɪɡnəti]

美 [ˈdɪɡnəti]

n.  庄重; 庄严; 尊严; 尊贵; 高贵; 高尚; 自豪; 自尊; 自重

复数:dignities 

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Collins.2 / BNC.4745 / COCA.4100

同义词辨析

dignitydecorumnobility【导航词义:得体】

dignityn. 体面,庄重,尊严
〔辨析〕
指临危不惧、镇定自若的品质。
〔例证〕
The captured commander faced the interrogation with dignity.
被俘的指挥官面对审问不失尊严。
She would never do anything beneath her dignity.
她绝不会做任何有失体面的事情。
decorumn. 〈正式〉端庄,得体
〔辨析〕
尤指在某一正式场合下礼貌得体的行为。
〔例证〕
She behaved with decorum at the charity party.
她在慈善宴会上表现得端庄有礼。
Mr. Steel has a good sense of decorum.
史蒂尔先生很懂礼节。
nobilityn. 高贵,崇高
〔辨析〕
指高尚的品质、道德操守等。
〔例证〕
He is widely respected for the nobility of his character.
他因品质高尚而受到广泛尊敬。
She admired the nobility of his intentions.
她钦佩他崇高的志向。

习惯用语

    n.

      beneath your dignity
    • 有失尊严;有失身份;有失体面
      below what you see as your own importance or worth
    • stand on your dignity
    • 要求受到应有的礼遇;保持尊严
      to demand to be treated with the respect that you think that you deserve

    牛津词典

      noun

      • 庄重;庄严;尊严
        a calm and serious manner that deserves respect
        1. She accepted the criticism with quiet dignity.
          她大度地接受了批评。
      • 尊贵;高贵;高尚
        the fact of being given honour and respect by people
        1. the dignity of work
          工作的光荣
        2. The terminally ill should be allowed to die with dignity.
          应该允许垂危病人死得有尊严。
      • 自豪;自尊;自重
        a sense of your own importance and value
        1. It's difficult to preserve your dignity when you have no job and no home.
          一个无家无业的人难以保持自己的尊严。

      柯林斯词典

      • N-UNCOUNT 庄严;庄重;端庄
        If someone behaves or moves withdignity, they are calm, controlled, and admirable.
        1. ...her extraordinary dignity and composure.
          她那种端庄沉着的非凡气质
      • N-UNCOUNT 尊贵;高贵;高尚
        If you talk about thedignityof people or their lives or activities, you mean that they are valuable and worthy of respect.
        1. ...the sense of human dignity.
          人的高尚感
        2. ...the integrity and the dignity of our lives and feelings.
          我们的生命以及情感的完整统一和尊贵庄严
      • N-UNCOUNT 尊严;自尊
        Yourdignityis the sense that you have of your own importance and value, and other people's respect for you.
        1. If you were wrong, admit it. You won't lose dignity, but will gain respect...
          如果你错了,那就承认。你不会因此而失去尊严,反而会赢得尊重。
        2. She still has her dignity.
          她仍然保持着自己的尊严。

      英英释义

      noun

      • the quality of being worthy of esteem or respect
        1. it was beneath his dignity to cheat
        2. showed his true dignity when under pressure
        Synonym:self-respectself-regardself-worth
      • formality in bearing and appearance
        1. he behaved with great dignity
        Synonym:lordlinessgravitas
      • high office or rank or station
        1. he respected the dignity of the emissaries

      双语例句

      • If we fail let us go down with dignity.
        万一失败,那就“宁为玉碎,不为瓦全”。
      • On Friday he showed neither decency nor dignity. It was an uncommon lapse.
        星期五那天他的表现既不得体,又有失尊严。如此失态非常少有。
      • Human dignity was denied and trampled upon.
        人的尊严遭到了蔑视和践踏。
      • A more relaxed regime and regular work lends the inmates a dignity not seen in other prisons.
        由于管理较为宽松而且经常从事劳动,这里的囚犯因此多了一份其他监狱的囚犯所没有的尊严感。
      • She looks terrible, shorn of all her beauty and dignity.
        失去了美貌和尊严,她看上去糟透了。
      • Every bit of his dignity and prestige was swept into the dust.
        他的体面威风扫地以尽。
      • They had dignity and became powerful.
        他们自此有了尊严和力量。
      • He sat with such regal dignity
        他端坐在那里,浑身透着王者的威严。
      • It's an affront to human dignity to keep someone alive like this
        如此维持一个人的生命是对人类尊严的冒犯。
      • Unfortunately, on Friday night he showed neither decency nor dignity
        不幸的是,周五晚上他表现得既不得体,也不庄重。