dignity
n
1 [U] quality that earns or deserves respect; true worth 高尚的品質(zhì); 可貴的品質(zhì); 真正的價(jià)值; 尊嚴(yán); 尊貴
the dignity of labour 勞動(dòng)的尊嚴(yán)
Only a truly free person has human dignity. 只有真正自由的人才具有人的尊嚴(yán).
2 [U] calm or serious manner or style 莊嚴(yán)的舉止; 端莊的儀態(tài)
She kept her dignity despite the booing. 盡管噓聲四起, 她依舊泰然自若.
3 [C] (fml 文) high or honourable rank, post or title 高位或顯要職銜
The Queen conferred the dignity of a peerage on him. 女王封他為貴族.
4 (idm 習(xí)語(yǔ)) be,neath one's `dignity (often ironic 常作反語(yǔ)) below one's social, moral, etc standards 有失身分、 尊嚴(yán)、 體面等
Some husbands still think it beneath their dignity to do the shopping. 有些做丈夫的至今仍然認(rèn)為讓他們?nèi)ベI東西是件丟面子的事. ,stand on one's `dignity insist on behaving or being treated in a special way because one thinks oneself important (因自愛(ài))保持尊嚴(yán); (因自命不凡)擺架子
She doesn't stand on her dignity and treat the rest of us as servants. 她沒(méi)有端著架子把我們當(dāng)作仆人對(duì)待.