1580s, "unworthiness," also "unworthy treatment; act intended to expose someone to contempt," from Latin indignitatem (nominative indignitas) "unworthiness, meanness, baseness," also "unworthy conduct, an outrage," noun of quality from indignus "unworthy" (see indignation). Related: Indignities.
雙語(yǔ)例句
1. Later, he suffered the indignity of having to flee angry protesters.
后來(lái)，他不得不極不光彩地避開(kāi)憤怒的抗議者溜走了。
來(lái)自柯林斯例句
2. Prisoners are spared the indignity of wearing uniforms.
囚犯?jìng)儾槐厝淌苌泶┣舴奈耆琛?/dd>
來(lái)自柯林斯例句
3. The chairman suffered the indignity of being refused admission to the meeting.
主席蒙受了被拒于會(huì)議之外的侮辱。
來(lái)自《權(quán)威詞典》
4. Spanking is an indignity to a teenager.
(用巴掌、拖鞋等)打一個(gè)十幾歲的孩子,是對(duì)他的侮辱.
來(lái)自《現(xiàn)代英漢綜合大詞典》
5. For more than a year we have suffered the indignity.