dignify
词根词缀:
condign adj. (惩罚)值得的,应得的
con 加强 + dign 值得,有价值的;高贵的 → (惩罚)值得的,应得的
dignify v. 使…高贵
dign 值得,有价值的;高贵的 + ify 使… → 使…高贵
dignitary n. 显贵,要人
dign 值得,有价值的;高贵的 + itary 人 → 显贵,要人
dignity n. 尊严;庄严
dign 值得,有价值的;高贵的 + ity 具备某种性质,状况 → 尊严;庄严
indignant adj. 愤慨的,愤怒的
in 不 + dign 值得,有价值的;高贵的 + ant …的 → 愤慨的,愤怒的
indignation n. 愤怒
in 不 + dign 值得,有价值的;高贵的 + ation 行为,过程,状态,结果 → 愤怒
indignity n. 轻视;侮辱
in 不 + dign 值得,有价值的;高贵的 + ity 具备某种性质,状况 → 轻视;侮辱
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相关例句:
I won't dignify his abuse by reacting to it.
我不会回应他的谩骂而抬高其身价。
Don't try to dignify those few hairs on your face by calling them a beard.
脸上没有几根须就说是胡子,别吹了。
You won't dignify the house just by painting it.
仅仅通过粉刷一下这房子,你不会使它增值。
It was a technique later dignified by the term 'info-tainment'.
那种技术后来被美其名曰“资讯娱乐”。
The lesson to date is that America, faced with nuclear blackmail, will bow down, dignify and fortify tyrants, fork over loot, and celebrate the process as a victory for diplomacy.
的教训,迄今为止,美国,面对核讹诈,将弓下来,半岛台和坚定的暴君,交岔路口超过哄抢,和庆祝的过程中作为一个外交胜利。
Tragic literature dignifies sorrow and disaster
悲剧作品使悲伤和灾难得到了升华。