| 释义 |
‖ infra dig., adj. phr.|ˈɪnfrə ˈdɪg|
[Colloquial abbreviation of L. infrā dignitātem beneath (one's) dignity: the source of the expression is obscure.]
Beneath one's dignity; unbecoming one's position; not consistent with dignity; undignified.
[1822Hazlitt Table-t. (1885) 287 If the graduates..express their thoughts in English, it is understood to be infra dignitatem.] 1824Scott Redgauntlet ch. xi, It would be infra dig. in the Provost of this most flourishing and loyal town to associate with Redgauntlet. 1883C. J. Wills Mod. Persia 312 Few will consent to sing; it is infra dig. |