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单词 dignity
释义
dignity
noun[U]
uk
/ˈdɪɡ.nə.ti/us
/ˈdɪɡ.ə.t̬i/
C2
calm,serious, andcontrolledbehaviourthat makespeoplerespectyou:
庄重，端庄；尊严
He is a man of dignity andcalmdetermination.他是个沉稳、冷静而果断的人。
She hasaquietdignity about her.她身上有一种恬静端庄的气质。
Ithinkeveryone should beabletodiewith dignity.我认为每个人都应该死得有尊严。
theimportanceandvaluethat apersonhas, that makes otherpeoplerespectthem or makes themrespectthemselves:
自尊，自尊心
How could youwearsomething soindecent? Have you no dignity?你怎么能穿这种不正经的东西呢？你还有没有一点自尊？
Inhospital, shefeltstrippedof all her dignity.她感觉自己在医院里被剥夺了所有的自尊。
Helongsfor asocietyin which the dignityofallpeopleisrecognized.他渴望看到一个人人都有尊严的社会。
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  • Heregardedthecommentsas anaffrontto his dignity.
  • Shecomportedherself withgreatdignity at her husband'sfuneral.
  • Iacceptedhisdecisionthat hewishedtodiewith dignity.
  • Hemanagedtoretainhis dignitythroughouttheperformance.
  • Hefeltwhat he was beingaskedto do took away his dignity andself-respect.
SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases
Calm and relaxed
  • (as) cool as a cucumberidiom
  • at (your) leisureidiom
  • be at peace with the worldidiom
  • calmly
  • calmness
  • equilibrium
  • free-flowing
  • gaily
  • genteel
  • happy-go-lucky
  • harmonious
  • peaceably
  • peacefully
  • peacefulness
  • phlegm
  • placid
  • placidly
  • sedate
  • without a care in the worldidiom
  • zen
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Self-control and moderation
Confidence & self-assurance

Idiom

beneathyourdignity
(Definition ofdignityfrom theCambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus© Cambridge University Press)

dignity| American Dictionary

dignity
noun[U]
us
/ˈdɪɡ·nɪ·t̬i/
thequalityof apersonthat makes him or herdeservingofrespect, sometimesshowninbehaviororappearance:
Laws ofprivacyaredesignedtoprotectthe dignity ofindividuals.
(Definition ofdignityfrom theCambridge Academic Content Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

Examplesofdignity

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The challenge for the wider community is to recognise the innatedignityof the dying, a recognition implicit in the rituals of some cultures.
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Even if one did not make him responsible for his deeds by pledging insanity, the virtue of wisdom and thereforedignitywould be lost.
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They were also accounts of struggle and resistance, which included claims of worthiness and profound demands for life withdignity.
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A multinational attacked the nation'sdignityby colonising a national image for its global enterprise.
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But it also protested against a resilient employer that failed to respond to long-standing grievances and loss ofdignity.
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People can debate the merits of different notions ofdignity, and they can argue the relative significance of opposing concepts in ethical disputes.
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In embracing freedom and autonomy as the basis of humandignity, such thinkers are as modern as their liberal opponents.
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Some people find this idea somehow demeaning to humandignity.
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Sensitivity to these issues will draw care providers closer to being able to provide comprehensive,dignityconserving care.
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Dignified defiance is mostly fueled bydignityas a virtue, a strong sense of self-worth, courage, wisdom, temperance, and justice.
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Psychological needs such as privacy anddignityare dealt with as care issues, rather than as building features which promote or facilitate them.
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It is more consistent with humandignityfor us to satisfy our wants through the market than through pre-market relations of generosity, patronage and dependence.
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Why, then, should there be any peculiar loss ofdignityaccruing to the fact of contradicting and being contradicted in court?
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But what exactly characterizes a "dignified being"; when is one deserving of other people's esteem due to one'sdignity?
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The combination of detailing, materials, and form produces rooms of greatdignity, which is a necessary condition for the individuality of the home.
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Collocationswithdignity

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equal dignity
All human free-manner-inequaldignityand right taken birth-take do.
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great dignity
The combination of detailing, materials, and form produces rooms ofgreatdignity, which is a necessary condition for the individuality of the home.
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human dignity
In sharp contrast,humandignityunderstood as human equality is perhaps too strong insofar as it would include human zygotes and blastocysts.
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