- [uncountable, singular]
a calm and serious manner that deserves respect 庄重；庄严；尊严 She accepted the criticism with quiet dignity. 她大度地接受了批评。 He brings a quiet dignity to the role. 他赋予角色一种平静的庄严。 His aristocratic voice gives him an air of dignity and power. 他那贵族似的嗓音赋予他一种尊贵显赫、身居高位的气质。
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective- enormous
- great
- calm
- …
- have
- possess
- keep
- …
- below somebody’s dignity
- beneath somebody’s dignity
- with dignity
- …
- an air of dignity
- a lack of dignity
- a loss of dignity
- …
- [uncountable]
the fact of being given honour and respect by people 尊贵；高贵；高尚 Extra ExamplesWe felt that the way she was treated was lacking in dignity. 我们感到她受到的待遇令她丧失尊严。 Slavery destroys human dignity. 奴隶制践踏人的尊严。 Keeping prisoners in such dreadful conditions strips them of all dignity. 把犯人关押在条件如此恶劣的地方简直让他们尊严尽失。 The awful thing about old age is losing your dignity. 上了年纪很糟糕的就是丧失尊严。
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective- enormous
- great
- calm
- …
- have
- possess
- keep
- …
- below somebody’s dignity
- beneath somebody’s dignity
- with dignity
- …
- an air of dignity
- a lack of dignity
- a loss of dignity
- …
- [uncountable]
a sense of your own importance and value 自豪；自尊；自重 Extra ExamplesShe had a strong sense of dignity. 她自尊心很强。 These people have enormous dignity. 这些人极具尊严。 Money means independence and personal dignity. 金钱意味着独立和个人尊严。 We all want to maintain our dignity in old age. 我们都想在老年时能保持尊严。 He needed a way to retreat with his dignity intact. 他需要以一种方式退出而又不失尊严。 With as much dignity as he could muster, he left the room. 他尽量保持风度地离开了房间。 He hoped that he could change his mind without loss of dignity. 他希望自己可以不失体面地改变主意。
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective- enormous
- great
- calm
- …
- have
- possess
- keep
- …
- below somebody’s dignity
- beneath somebody’s dignity
- with dignity
- …
- an air of dignity
- a lack of dignity
- a loss of dignity
- …
Word OriginMiddle English: from Old French dignete, from Latin dignitas, from dignus ‘worthy’.
Idioms
beneath your dignity
below what you see as your own importance or worth 有失尊严；有失身份；有失体面 He clearly regarded manual work as beneath his dignity. 他明显认为干体力活儿有失他的身分。
stand on your dignity
- (formal)
to demand to be treated with the respect that you think that you deserve 要求受到应有的礼遇；保持尊严 Our teacher never stands on her dignity with us, but treats us all as friends and colleagues. 我们的老师从来不和我们站在一起，而是把我们都当成朋友和同事。 She was never one to stand on her dignity. 她从来就不是个端架子的人。