听声词典

dignity

D 开头单词

音标发音

  • 英式音标 [ˈdɪɡ.nə.ti]
  • 美式音标 [ˈdɪɡ.ə.t̬i]
  • 国际音标 ['diɡnəti]
  • 英式发音
  • 美式发音

基本解释

  • n.尊严；高贵；端庄

词源解说

  • 13世纪初期进入英语，直接源自拉丁语的dignitas，意为尊贵。

词根记忆

  • dign(有价值的) + ity→高贵
  • dign(有价值的) + ity(名词后缀)→高贵

同根派生

  • adj性质的同根词
    dignified：庄严的；有尊严的；高贵的。
  • v性质的同根词
    dignified：使高贵（dignify的过去式）。
  • vt性质的同根词
    dignify：使高贵；增威严；授以荣誉。

英汉例句

    用作名词 (n.)

  • The dignity of the occasion was spoilt when she fell down the steps.
    她跌倒在台阶上,破坏了该场合的庄严气氛。

词组短语

    用作名词 (n.)

    动词+～

  • confer a dignity 授予封号
  • maintain dignity 不失尊严;维护尊严

    • 形容词+～

  • great dignity 仪态万方

    • ～+介词

  • the dignity of manual labor 手工的高尚

    • 短语

  • equal dignity 同等的尊严;同等尊严
  • accidental dignity 与得位庙旺
  • Without Dignity 失去尊严
  • Dignity Heart 尊严之心

英英字典

    剑桥英英字典

  • calm, serious, and controlled behaviour that makes people respect you

    • 柯林斯英英字典

  • If someone behaves or moves with dignity, they are calm, controlled, and admirable.
  • If you talk about the dignity of people or their lives or activities, you mean that they are valuable and worthy of respect.
  • Your dignity is the sense that you have of your own importance and value, and other people's respect for you.

专业释义

    法学

  • 尊严

    The right of privacy embodies the dignity and the value of human being.
    隐私权作为人格权的一种，体现了人的尊严和价值。

    文学

  • 尊严

    Children are independent human beings with their own dignity and rights.
    儿童是一个独立于成人的个体,有自己的尊严和权利。