indignant
indignant 英 [ɪnˈdɪgnənt] 美 [ɪnˈdɪɡnənt]
adj. 愤慨的；义愤的
an indignant letter 愤慨的信
She was very indignant at the way she had been treated. 她对于自己受到的待遇大为光火。
- When you're indignant, you're angry about an unfair situation. If you discovered that a teacher gave ten extra points on a test to all students who sat in the front row, you'd be indignant.
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- adj. 愤慨的；义愤的
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1. an indignant letter
愤慨的信
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2. She was very indignant at the way she had been treated.
她对于自己受到的待遇大为光火。
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3. They were indignant that they hadn't been invited.
他们因没有受到邀请而愤愤不平。
- indignant (adj.) 1580s, from Latin indignantem (nominative indignans) "impatient, reluctant, indignant," present participle of indignari "to be displeased at, be offended, resent, deem unworthy," from indignus "unworthy," from in- "not, opposite of" (see in- (1)) + dignus "worth (n.), worthy, proper, fitting," from PIE *dek-no-, suffixed form of root *dek- "to take, accept." Related: Indignantly.
in·dig·nant / ɪnˈdɪɡnənt ; NAmE ɪnˈdɪɡnənt / adjective feeling or showing anger and surprise because you think that you have been treated unfairly 愤慨的；愤怒的；义愤的 ◆ an indignant letter/look 愤慨的信╱神情 indignantat/about sth ◆ She was very indignant at the way she had been treated. 她对于自己受到的待遇大为光火。 indignantthat… ◆ They were indignant that they hadn't been invited. 他们因没有受到邀请而愤愤不平。 ☞note at angry ▶ in·dig·nant·ly / ɪnˈdɪɡnəntli ; NAmE ɪnˈdɪɡnəntli / adverb ◆ ‘I'm certainly not asking him!’ she retorted indignantly. “我绝对不是在问他！”她愤然反驳说。 in·dig·nant / ɪnˈdɪɡnənt ; NAmE ɪnˈdɪɡnənt / in·dig·nant·ly / ɪnˈdɪɡnəntli ; NAmE ɪnˈdɪɡnəntli /
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