dignity
dignity 英 [ˈdɪgnəti] 美 [ˈdɪgnəti]
n. 尊严
名词复数:dignities
- 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."
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