英语词汇“dignity”的英英意思、用法、释义、翻译、读音、例句、短语、词组-英语词典

单词	dignity
释义	dig·ni·ty \ˈdignəd.ē, -ətē, -i\ noun (-es) Etymology: Middle English dignete, dignite, from Old French digneté, dignité, from Latin dignitat-, dignitas, from dignus worthy + -itat-, itas -ity — more at decent 1. : the quality or state of being worthy : intrinsic worth : excellence < the dignity of this act was worth the audience of kings — Shakespeare > < all human beings are born free and equal in dignity and rights — U.N. Declaration of Human Rights > 2. : the quality or state of being honored or esteemed : degree of esteem : honor < rose to the dignity of a judgeship > 3. a. : high rank, office, or position < aspir'd to dignity — Edmund Spenser > b. archaic : rank, degree < clay and clay differs in dignity, whose dust is both alike — Shakespeare > c. : a particular office, rank, or title of honor < Napoleon persuaded the Archduke Maximilian … to accept the Mexican imperial dignity — Times Literary Supplement > d. English law : a title of honor that is an incorporeal hereditament or real property 4. archaic a. : one holding high rank : dignitary < in spite of pope or dignities of church — Shakespeare > b. : persons of high rank as a body 5. : formal reserve of manner, appearance, behavior, or language : behavior that accords with self-respect or with regard for the seriousness of occasion or purpose : gravity, poise < watched him kindly but with dignity, as well-treated animals who have an assured position always do — Mary Webb >
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