dignity

美 [ˈdɪɡnəti]英 [ˈdɪɡnəti]
  • n.尊严;自尊;高贵;庄严;尊贵;高尚;庄重;自豪;自重

复数: dignities

dign 有价值的 + -ity …状态,性质

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dignitydignity

noun

1

庄重;庄严;尊严
a calm and serious manner that deserves respect

She accepted the criticism with quiet dignity.

她大度地接受了批评。

2

尊贵;高贵;高尚
the fact of being given honour and respect by people

the dignity of work

工作的光荣

The terminally ill should be allowed to die with dignity.

应该允许垂危病人死得有尊严。

3

自豪;自尊;自重
a sense of your own importance and value

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。

习语

below what you see as your own importance or worth

to demand to be treated with the respect that you think that you deserve

dignity

频次

  • 1
    N-UNCOUNT 庄严;庄重;端庄
    If someone behaves or moves with dignity, they are calm, controlled, and admirable.

    ...her extraordinary dignity and composure.

    她那种端庄沉着的非凡气质

  • 2
    N-UNCOUNT 尊贵;高贵;高尚
    If you talk about the dignity of people or their lives or activities, you mean that they are valuable and worthy of respect.

    ...the sense of human dignity.

    人的高尚感

  • 3
    N-UNCOUNT 尊严;自尊
    Your dignity is the sense that you have of your own importance and value, and other people's respect for you.

    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。

noun

1
the quality of being worthy of esteem or respect
it was beneath his dignity to cheat
showed his true dignity when under pressure
Synonym: self-respect self-regard self-worth
2
formality in bearing and appearance
he behaved with great dignity
Synonym: lordliness gravitas
3
high office or rank or station
he respected the dignity of the emissaries

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  1. 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。

  2. There was elegance and simple dignity in the way he bore himself .

    他举止优雅而庄重。

  3. Dignity and pride run deep in this community .

    尊严和自豪已深深扎根于这个群体之中。

  4. He conducted himself with grace and dignity throughout the trial .

    在整个审讯过程中他表现得文雅而有尊严。

  5. They should be treated with the dignity proper to all individuals created by God .

    他们应当享有上帝赋予每一个受造物的尊严。

  6. 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。

  7. The terminally ill should be allowed to die with dignity .

    应该允许垂危病人死得有尊严。

  8. Her presence lent the occasion a certain dignity .

    她的出席使那场面增添了几分光彩。

  9. She accepted the criticism with quiet dignity .

    她大度地接受了批评。

  10. She always comports herself with great dignity .

    她的举止总是很端庄。

  11. She behaved with great dignity .

    她显得很尊贵。

  12. I struggled to regain some dignity .

    我努力恢复自己的一点儿尊严。

  13. They carried themselves with great pride and dignity .

    他们举手投足间透着傲气和高贵。

  14. 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。

  15. She 's got too much dignity to descend to writing anonymous letters .

    她是个自尊心很强的人,绝不会自贬身份去写匿名信。

  16. She still has her dignity .

    她仍然保持着自己的尊严。

  17. This socialism does not after all offer a magic formula for prosperity and human dignity .

    这种社会主义说到底并不能提供实现富足和人格尊严的神奇方案。

  18. He suffered a long series of illnesses with tremendous dignity and fortitude .

    他凭借超乎常人的保持生命尊严的信念和顽强意志力忍受着各种病痛的折磨。

  19. 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。

  20. If you just tried to show normal dignity , you were viewed as uppity .

    就算是只想表现出正常的尊严,也会被人认为是骄傲自大。

  21. All the Greenpeace people behaved with impressive forbearance and dignity .

    所有绿色和平组织人士表现出了超乎寻常的克制和大度。

  22. 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。

  23. 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。

  24. Rather than politely lobbying politicians , Gay Dignity will be making its presence felt through demonstrations .

    “同性恋尊严”游行活动不会彬彬有礼地向政客们游说,而会通过示威引起关注。

  25. 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。

  26. He sat with such regal dignity

    他端坐在那里,浑身透着王者的威严。

  27. She would never do anything beneath her dignity .

    她绝不会做任何有失体面的事情。

  28. The captured commander faced the interrogation with dignity .

    被俘的指挥官面对审问不失尊严。

  29. The act would be below the national dignity .

    这种行为有失国格。

  30. If we fail let us go down with dignity .

    万一失败,那就“宁为玉碎,不为瓦全”。

后缀
e-…状态,性质

activity n. 热闹状况

activ(e) 活跃的 + -ity …状态,性质

charity n. 慈善机构(或组织)

char- 珍爱;可爱的 + -ity …状态,性质

electricity n.

electric 电的 + -ity …状态,性质

nationality n. 国籍

nation n.民族 + -al ...的 + -ity …状态,性质

quality n. 质量

qual 资格 + -ity …状态,性质

authority n. 权威

author n.作者 + -ity …状态,性质

disability n. 残疾

disabl(e) 使失去能力 + -ity …状态,性质

gravity n. 重力

grav 重,加重 + -ity …状态,性质

identity n. 身份

ident- 相同 + -ity …状态,性质

majority n. 大部分,大多数,过半数,大半

major adj.主要的 + -ity …状态,性质

minority n. 少数民族(成员),少数群体

minor adj.较小的 + -ity …状态,性质

possibility n. 可能

possible adj.办得到的 + -ity …状态,性质

quantity n.

quant- 量,数量 + -ity …状态,性质

reality n. 现实,实际,事实

real adj.真实的 + -ity …状态,性质

ability n. 能力

abili 能力 + -ity …状态,性质

density n. 密集

dens n.牙齿 + -ity …状态,性质

facility n. 设施

facil(e) 容易的 + -ity …状态,性质

intensity n. 强烈

intens(e) 高度的,极度的 + -ity …状态,性质

necessity n. 必然性

ne- 不,非 + cess- 走开;撤退 + -ity …状态,性质

probability n. 可能性

probab(le) 很可能的 + -ity …状态,性质

prosperity n. 兴旺

pro- 向前,在前 + sper 散,撒 + -ity …状态,性质

radioactivity n. 放射性

radio- 光线,射线 + activ(e) 活跃的 + -ity …状态,性质

relativity n. 相对论

relativ(e) 有关系的 + -ity …状态,性质

reliability n. 可靠性

reliabl(e) 可靠的 + -ity …状态,性质

security n. 安全

secur(e) 安心的 + -ity …状态,性质

simplicity n. 简单(性)

simpl(e) 简单的 + -ic- + -ity …状态,性质

speciality n. 特产

special adj.特别的 + -ity …状态,性质

stability n. 稳定性

stable adj.稳定的 + -ity …状态,性质

utility n. 公用事业

util- 用 + -ity …状态,性质

velocity n. (沿某一方向的)速度

veloc 速度 + -ity …状态,性质

solidarity n. 团结

solidar(y) 团结一致的 + -ity …状态,性质

liability n. 责任

liabl(e) 有义务的 + -ity …状态,性质

clarity n. 清晰

clar- 清楚 + -ity …状态,性质

superiority n. 优越(性)

superior adj.较高的 + -ity …状态,性质

productivity n. 生产率

productiv(e) 多产的 + -ity …状态,性质

celebrity n. 名人

celebr 荣誉 + -ity …状态,性质

publicity n. 宣传

public adj.公众的 + -ity …状态,性质

vicinity n. 周围地区

vi(ll)- 邻居,附近 + -cin- + -ity …状态,性质

integrity n. 诚实正直

integr- 完整 + -ity …状态,性质

hospitality n. 好客

hospit- 客人 + -al 人/物 + -ity …状态,性质

priority n. 优先事项,当务之急,首要事情,重点

prior 优先的 + -ity …状态,性质

morality n. 道德

moral(e) 精神面貌 + -ity …状态,性质

commodity n. 商品

commod 方便 + -ity …状态,性质

humanity n. 人性

human adj.人的 + -ity …状态,性质

personality n. 性格

personal adj.个人的 + -ity …状态,性质

penalty n. 处罚

penal adj.刑罚的 + -ity …状态,性质

entity n. 实体

ent- 存在 + -ity …状态,性质

dignity decorum nobility 【导航词义:得体】
dignity v. 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。

decorum v. 〈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。

nobility v. 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