单词 | dignify |
释义 | dignify['dignifai]vt. 增威严, 使高贵, 故作显贵 dignify dig.ni.fy AHD: [d¹g“n…-fº”] D.J. [6d!gn*7fa!]K.K. [6d!gn*7fa!]v.tr.(及物动词) dig.ni.fied,dig.ni.fy.ing,dig.ni.fies 1. To confer dignity or honor on; give distinction to:授…以荣誉:授与高位或荣誉的;给予荣誉称号:dignified him with a title.授于他的荣誉称号2. To raise the status of (something unworthy or lowly); make honorable:把…夸大为:提高无价值的或较低事物的地位;变得有名誉的:would not dignify the insulting question with a response.对无礼的问题不予以答复语源:1. Middle English dignifien 中古英语 dignifien 2. from Old French dignifier 源自 古法语 dignifier 3. from Late Latin dignific³re 源自 后期拉丁语 dignific³re 4. Latin dignus [worthy] * see dek- 拉丁语 dignus [值得] *参见 dek- 5. Latin -fic³re [-fy] 拉丁语 -fic³re [后缀,表“使…”] |
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