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单词 indignant
释义
indignantin‧dig‧nant /ɪnˈdɪɡnənt/ adjective Word Origin
WORD ORIGINindignant
Origin:
1500-1600 Latin present participle of indignari, from indignus ‘unworthy’
Examples
EXAMPLES FROM OTHER DICTIONARIES
  • Eric was indignant at being told he would have to wait two weeks for an appointment.
  • Grandfather's always writing indignant letters to the newspaper.
EXAMPLES FROM THE CORPUS
  • At the moment people are being indignant about literary biographies and the nasty things they are saying about their subjects.
  • He had sent it to a top producer at Spelling Entertainment who was indignant that Hein had the gall to plagiarize.
  • He was indignant his comrades had not shot her on the spot.
  • I began to dislike her; she looked sly and I felt indignant that she'd spoken to me like that.
  • Jess felt faintly indignant at the remark.
  • John would be indignant and angry on my behalf but it would change things if he knew.
  • The members of the branch were indignant that the government should have planted two spies among them.
  • There were indignant shouts from the priests.
Thesaurus
Longman Language Activatorangry because something is unfair or wrong
formal · Grandfather's always writing indignant letters to the newspaper.indignant at/over · Eric was indignant at being told he would have to wait two weeks for an appointment.
if a group of people are up in arms , they are protesting angrily about something that has been done or decided, especially by the government or some other official group: · Pine Valley residents are up in arms about plans to build a prison in the area.
to feel very angry and disappointed because you think that someone's actions are very wrong, dishonest, or immoral: · Many voters are disgusted with the way Congress spends their money.· I'm disgusted. How could you be so rude to our guests?be disgusted at/with: · Disgusted with the political corruption in her homeland, Stepanowicz left for good in 1982.
extremely angry about something wrong, immoral, or unfair, especially something violent: · Thousands of outraged citizens took to the streets to protest against the actions of the police.outraged at/by: · The whole community has been shocked and outraged at the bombing.
feeling very angry and upset about something unfair that someone has done to you: resentful of: · Robert was resentful of the fact that Forbes had been given the promotion.resentful about: · Harvey feels bitter and resentful about the way he's been treated.
to feel that a situation or someone's behaviour is terrible or wrong, and wish that you could stop it: · In 1991, the world was sickened by the brutal beating of a California man at the hands of several police officers.be sickened to hear/see/learn etc: · We were sickened to learn that such well-known companies were dealing with the drug kingpin.be sickened about: · I am sickened about the destruction of the downtown area.
angry and surprised because you feel insulted or unfairly treatedindignant at/about Liz was indignant at the way her child had been treated. an indignant replyindignantly adverb:  ‘Of course I didn’t tell her!’ Sasha said indignantly.
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