indignant
英 [ɪnˈdɪɡ.nənt]
美 [ɪnˈdɪɡ.nənt]
将“indignant”分解为“in-”(表示否定或在里面)和“ignant”(源自“ignorant”,意为无知的)。想象一个“ignorant”的人突然意识到某种不公或错误,感到非常“indignant”(愤怒、愤慨)。这种方法通过将词根和情感反应结合,帮助记忆该词的含义。
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indignant 愤怒的in-,不,非,-dign,尊贵,价值,体面,词源同dignity,decent.即价值被贬低的,名声被侮辱的,引申词义被激怒的,愤怒的。
- indignant
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indignant: see dignity
- indignant (adj.)
- 1580s, from Latin indignantem (nominative indignans) "impatient, reluctant, indignant," present participle of indignari "to be displeased at, be indignant" (see indignation). Related: Indignantly.
- 1. MPs were indignant that the government had not consulted them.
- 政府没有事先征求他们的意见,下院议员们感到很愤怒。
- 2. She didn't know whether to feel flattered or indignant.
- 她不知道应该感到高兴还是愤怒。
- 3. She was very indignant at the way she had been treated.
- 她对于自己受到的待遇大为光火。
- 4. Even a written apology failed to placate the indignant hostess.
- 甚至一纸书面道歉都没能安抚这个怒气冲冲的女主人.
- 5. She waxes righteously indignant if anyone tries to contradict her.
- 如果有人想反驳她,她说起话来就会义愤填膺.