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单词 indignity
释义

in·dig·ni·ty

noun
/ɪnˈdɪɡnəti/
/ɪnˈdɪɡnəti/
[uncountable, countable]
(plural indignities)
  1. indignity (of something/of doing something) a situation that makes you feel embarrassed or ashamed because you are not treated with respect; an act that causes these feelings 侮辱;轻蔑;侮辱性的行为synonym humiliation
    • The chairman suffered the indignity of being refused admission to the meeting.主席蒙受了被拒于会议之外的侮辱。
    • the daily indignities of imprisonment身陷囹圄每日所遭受的侮辱
    Topics Feelingsc2
    Word Originlate 16th cent.: from French indignité or Latin indignitas, from indignari ‘regard as unworthy’.
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