- 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?”
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- n. 尊严
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1. She accepted the criticism with quiet dignity.
她大度地接受了批评。
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2. the dignity of work
工作的光荣
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3. The terminally ill should be allowed to die with dignity.
应该允许垂危病人死得有尊严。
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4. 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。
- dignity (n.) early 13c., from Old French dignite "dignity, privilege, honor," from Latin dignitatem (nominative dignitas) "worthiness," from dignus "worth (n.), worthy, proper, fitting," from PIE *dek-no-, suffixed form of root *dek- "to take, accept."
dig·nity / ˈdɪɡnəti ; NAmE ˈdɪɡnəti / noun [uncountable ] 1 a calm and serious manner that deserves respect 庄重；庄严；尊严 ◆ She accepted the criticism with quiet dignity. 她大度地接受了批评。 2 the fact of being given honour and respect by people 尊贵；高贵；高尚 ◆ 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 a sense of your own importance and value 自豪；自尊；自重 ◆ 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。 IDIOMS beˌneath your ˈdignity below what you see as your own importance or worth 有失尊严；有失身分；有失体面 ˌstand on your ˈdignity ( formal) to demand to be treated with the respect that you think that you deserve 要求受到应有的礼遇；保持尊严 dignity dignities dig·nity / ˈdɪɡnəti ; NAmE ˈdɪɡnəti /
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