indignity

indignity

英 [ɪn'dɪgnɪtɪ]
　　美 [ɪn'dɪɡnəti]

n. 侮辱；輕蔑；有傷尊嚴；無禮舉動

中文詞源：

indignity 恥辱，侮辱

in-,不，非，dignity,尊貴，尊嚴。即使之沒有尊嚴，引申詞義恥辱，侮辱。

例句：

1. Later, he suffered the indignity of having to flee angry protesters.
後來，他不得不極不光彩地避開憤怒的抗議者溜走瞭。

2. Prisoners are spared the indignity of wearing uniforms.
囚犯們不必忍受身穿囚服的侮辱。

3. The chairman suffered the indignity of being refused admission to the meeting.
主席蒙受瞭被拒於會議之外的侮辱。

4. Spanking is an indignity to a teenager.
(用巴掌、拖鞋等)打一個十幾歲的孩子,是對他的侮辱.

5. For more than a year we have suffered the indignity.
在一年多的時間裡,我們丟盡瞭醜.