dignity
美音:[´dıgnətı
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英音:[´dıgnətı
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n.尊严,高贵
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dignity为短语/超纲词汇
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词形变化:
名词复数:dignities
词根
dign＝worthy（有价值的）
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dignity
/'dɪgnətɪ; `dɪˇnətɪ/
n
1 [U] quality that earns or deserves respect; true worth 高尚的品质; 可贵的品质; 真正的价值; 尊严; 尊贵
*the dignity of labour 劳动的尊严
* Only a truly free person has human dignity. 只有真正自由的人才具有人的尊严.
2 [U] calm or serious manner or style 庄严的举止; 端庄的仪态
*She kept her dignity despite the booing. 尽管嘘声四起, 她依旧泰然自若.
3 [C] (fml 文) high or honourable rank, post or title 高位或显要职衔
*The Queen conferred the dignity of a peerage on him. 女王封他为贵族.
4 (idm 习语) be,neath one's `dignity (often ironic 常作反语) below one's social, moral, etc standards 有失身分、尊严、体面等
*Some husbands still think it beneath their dignity to do the shopping. 有些做丈夫的至今仍然认为让他们去买东西是件丢面子的事. ,stand on one's `dignity insist on behaving or being treated in a special way because one thinks oneself important （因自爱）保持尊严; （因自命不凡）摆架子
*She doesn't stand on her dignity and treat the rest of us as servants. 她没有端着架子把我们当作仆人对待.
n
1 [U] quality that earns or deserves respect; true worth 高尚的品质; 可贵的品质; 真正的价值; 尊严; 尊贵
*the dignity of labour 劳动的尊严
* Only a truly free person has human dignity. 只有真正自由的人才具有人的尊严.
2 [U] calm or serious manner or style 庄严的举止; 端庄的仪态
*She kept her dignity despite the booing. 尽管嘘声四起, 她依旧泰然自若.
3 [C] (fml 文) high or honourable rank, post or title 高位或显要职衔
*The Queen conferred the dignity of a peerage on him. 女王封他为贵族.
4 (idm 习语) be,neath one's `dignity (often ironic 常作反语) below one's social, moral, etc standards 有失身分、尊严、体面等
*Some husbands still think it beneath their dignity to do the shopping. 有些做丈夫的至今仍然认为让他们去买东西是件丢面子的事. ,stand on one's `dignity insist on behaving or being treated in a special way because one thinks oneself important （因自爱）保持尊严; （因自命不凡）摆架子
*She doesn't stand on her dignity and treat the rest of us as servants. 她没有端着架子把我们当作仆人对待.
dignity
n[U]
[Date: 1100-1200; Language: Old French;Origin: dignité, from Latin dignitas 'worth', from dignus 'deserving admiration']
the ability to behave in a calm controlled way even in a difficult situation
with dignity
The family faced their ordeal with dignity and courage.
an appearance of quiet dignity
your dignity
your sense of your own value or importance
retain/lose your dignity
Old people need to retain their dignity and independence.
Arguing was beneath her dignity (=was something she thought she was too important to do) .
the fact of being respected or deserving respect
with dignity
Patients should be allowed to die with dignity.
Prisoners should be treated with regard for human dignity .
a calm and serious quality
dignity of
the dignity of the occasion
stand on your dignity
formal to demand to be treated with proper respect
[Date: 1100-1200; Language: Old French;Origin: dignité, from Latin dignitas 'worth', from dignus 'deserving admiration']
the ability to behave in a calm controlled way even in a difficult situation
with dignity
The family faced their ordeal with dignity and courage.
an appearance of quiet dignity
your dignity
your sense of your own value or importance
retain/lose your dignity
Old people need to retain their dignity and independence.
Arguing was beneath her dignity (=was something she thought she was too important to do) .
the fact of being respected or deserving respect
with dignity
Patients should be allowed to die with dignity.
Prisoners should be treated with regard for human dignity .
a calm and serious quality
dignity of
the dignity of the occasion
stand on your dignity
formal to demand to be treated with proper respect
1. But why suppose that the laws that protect our rights and dignity would not be applicable to cloned persons?
但是为什么会想到保护人类权利和尊严的法律不适用于被克隆的人呢？
2. Victorian parents believed that they kept their dignity by retreating behind an
维多利亚时代的父母相信, 他们以无理的权威气派为屏障, 可以保持自己的威严;
3. Victorian parents believed that they kept their dignity by retreating behind an unreasoning authoritarian attitude;
维多利亚时代的父母认为，他们可靠无理的权威气派来维护自己的尊严，
4. Such a loss of dignity and descent into childish behaviour on the part of the adults deeply shocks the adolescents, and makes them resolve that in future they will not talk to their parents about the places or people they visit.
家长这种有失身份和孩子气的作法使青春期的孩子大为震惊，决心以后不再向父母讲述去过的地方和见过的人。
5. Cloning is a radical challenge to the most fundamental laws of biology, so it's reasonable to be concerned that it might be a preface to activities that will threaten human society and dignity.
克隆向生物学最基本的规律发起了一次革命性的挑战，因此有理由担心这或许是威胁人类社会和人类尊严的活动的序曲。
6. Conservative spiritual leaders have claimed that cloning a human constitutes a gross attack on human dignity.
保守派的宗教领袖宣称，克隆人类是对人类尊严的一次重大挑战。
7. Lacking the culturally acceptable symbols of belonging in this setting, we became, to a degree, objects, with less inherent dignity as persons.
因为缺少属于这个环境的、在文化上可被接受的标志，在某种程度上我们成了物品，不再被看作是具有与生俱来的尊严的人了。
8. Love means having respect for the dignity of the person I love.
爱就意味着尊重所爱之人。
9. It is beneath your dignity to answer such a rude remark.
你对这样粗野的话给予回答，有伤你的尊严。
10. In seeking independence, they do not sacrifice their human dignity.
在寻求独立的过程中，他们并不牺牲人的尊严。
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但是为什么会想到保护人类权利和尊严的法律不适用于被克隆的人呢？
2. Victorian parents believed that they kept their dignity by retreating behind an
维多利亚时代的父母相信, 他们以无理的权威气派为屏障, 可以保持自己的威严;
3. Victorian parents believed that they kept their dignity by retreating behind an unreasoning authoritarian attitude;
维多利亚时代的父母认为，他们可靠无理的权威气派来维护自己的尊严，
4. Such a loss of dignity and descent into childish behaviour on the part of the adults deeply shocks the adolescents, and makes them resolve that in future they will not talk to their parents about the places or people they visit.
家长这种有失身份和孩子气的作法使青春期的孩子大为震惊，决心以后不再向父母讲述去过的地方和见过的人。
5. Cloning is a radical challenge to the most fundamental laws of biology, so it's reasonable to be concerned that it might be a preface to activities that will threaten human society and dignity.
克隆向生物学最基本的规律发起了一次革命性的挑战，因此有理由担心这或许是威胁人类社会和人类尊严的活动的序曲。
6. Conservative spiritual leaders have claimed that cloning a human constitutes a gross attack on human dignity.
保守派的宗教领袖宣称，克隆人类是对人类尊严的一次重大挑战。
7. Lacking the culturally acceptable symbols of belonging in this setting, we became, to a degree, objects, with less inherent dignity as persons.
因为缺少属于这个环境的、在文化上可被接受的标志，在某种程度上我们成了物品，不再被看作是具有与生俱来的尊严的人了。
8. Love means having respect for the dignity of the person I love.
爱就意味着尊重所爱之人。
9. It is beneath your dignity to answer such a rude remark.
你对这样粗野的话给予回答，有伤你的尊严。
10. In seeking independence, they do not sacrifice their human dignity.
在寻求独立的过程中，他们并不牺牲人的尊严。
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