in·dig·nant

adjective

/ɪnˈdɪɡnənt/

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
- indignant at/about something 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。
- indignant that… They were indignant that they hadn't been invited.他们因没有受到邀请而愤愤不平。
Synonyms angry
angrymad ▪ indignant ▪ cross ▪ irateThese words all describe people feeling and/or showing anger.
angry feeling or showing anger:
Please don’t be angry with me.请别生我的气。
Thousands of angry demonstrators filled the square.广场上聚满了成千上万的愤怒示威者。
mad [not before noun] (informal, especially North American English) angry:
He got mad and walked out.他大动肝火，愤然离去。
She’s mad at me for being late.我迟到了，她非常生气。
Mad is the usual word for ‘angry’ in informal American English. In British English, the phrase ‘go mad’ means ‘become very angry’: Dad’ll go mad when he sees what you’ve done. ‘Go mad’ can also mean ‘go crazy’ or ‘get very excited’.indignant feeling or showing anger and surprise because you think that you or somebody else has been treated unfairly:
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。
cross (especially British English, rather informal) rather angry or annoyed:
I was quite cross with him for being late.我因他迟到而十分生气。
This word is often used by or to children.irate very angry:
irate customers愤怒的顾客
an irate letter言辞激愤的信
Irate is not usually followed by a preposition: She was irate with me/about it.
Patterns
- angry/mad/indignant/cross about/at something
- angry/cross with somebody (for doing something)
- angry/mad/indignant/cross that …
- to get angry/mad/cross
- to make somebody angry/mad/cross
Extra Examples
- ‘He deserves to be thrashed,’ she protested, fiercely indignant.“真该揍他一顿。 ”她气狠狠地抗议说。
- They were quite indignant at his remarks.他们对他的言论十分恼火。
- She became rather indignant over suggestions that she had lied.有人暗示她说谎，她颇为愤慨。
Topics Feelingsc2
Oxford Collocations Dictionary
verbs
- be
- feel
- look
- …
adverb
- extremely
- fairly
- very
- …
preposition
- about
- over
- at
- …
Word Originlate 16th cent.: from Latin indignant- ‘regarding as unworthy’, from the verb indignari, from in- ‘not’ + dignus ‘worthy’.

单词	indignant
释义	in·dig·nant adjective /ɪnˈdɪɡnənt/ /ɪnˈdɪɡnənt/ 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 indignant at/about something 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。 indignant that… They were indignant that they hadn't been invited.他们因没有受到邀请而愤愤不平。 Synonyms angryangrymad ▪ indignant ▪ cross ▪ irateThese words all describe people feeling and/or showing anger.angry feeling or showing anger: Please don’t be angry with me.请别生我的气。 Thousands of angry demonstrators filled the square.广场上聚满了成千上万的愤怒示威者。 mad [not before noun] (informal, especially North American English) angry: He got mad and walked out.他大动肝火，愤然离去。 She’s mad at me for being late.我迟到了，她非常生气。 Mad is the usual word for ‘angry’ in informal American English. In British English, the phrase ‘go mad’ means ‘become very angry’: Dad’ll go mad when he sees what you’ve done. ‘Go mad’ can also mean ‘go crazy’ or ‘get very excited’.indignant feeling or showing anger and surprise because you think that you or somebody else has been treated unfairly: 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。 cross (especially British English, rather informal) rather angry or annoyed: I was quite cross with him for being late.我因他迟到而十分生气。 This word is often used by or to children.irate very angry: irate customers愤怒的顾客 an irate letter言辞激愤的信 Irate is not usually followed by a preposition: She was irate with me/about it. Patterns angry/mad/indignant/cross about/at something angry/cross with somebody (for doing something) angry/mad/indignant/cross that … to get angry/mad/cross to make somebody angry/mad/cross Extra Examples ‘He deserves to be thrashed,’ she protested, fiercely indignant.“真该揍他一顿。 ”她气狠狠地抗议说。 They were quite indignant at his remarks.他们对他的言论十分恼火。 She became rather indignant over suggestions that she had lied.有人暗示她说谎，她颇为愤慨。 Topics Feelingsc2 Oxford Collocations Dictionaryverbs be feel look … adverb extremely fairly very … preposition about over at … Word Originlate 16th cent.: from Latin indignant- ‘regarding as unworthy’, from the verb indignari, from in- ‘not’ + dignus ‘worthy’.
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