dignity 音标拼音: [d'ɪgnəti]
n . 尊严,面子,高贵
尊严,面子,高贵
dignity n 1 :
the quality of being worthy of esteem or respect ; "
it was beneath his dignity to cheat "; "
showed his true dignity when under pressure " [
synonym : {
dignity }, {
self -
respect },
{
self -
regard }, {
self -
worth }]
2 :
formality in bearing and appearance ; "
he behaved with great dignity " [
synonym : {
dignity }, {
lordliness }, {
gravitas }]
3 :
high office or rank or station ; "
he respected the dignity of the emissaries "
Dignity \
Dig "
ni *
ty \,
n .;
pl . {
Dignities }. [
OE .
dignete ,
dignite ,
OF .
dignet ['
e ],
dignit ['
e ],
F .
dignit ['
e ],
fr .
L .
dignitas ,
from dignus worthy .
See {
Dainty }, {
Deign }.]
1 .
The state of being worthy or honorable ;
elevation of mind or character ;
true worth ;
excellence .
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2 .
Elevation ;
grandeur .
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The dignity of this act was worth the audience of kings . --
Shak .
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3 .
Elevated rank ;
honorable station ;
high office ,
political or ecclesiastical ;
degree of excellence ;
preferment ;
exaltation . --
Macaulay .
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And the king said ,
What honor and dignity hath been done to Mordecai for this ? --
Esth .
vi .
3 .
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Reuben ,
thou art my firstborn , . . .
the excellency of dignity ,
and the excellency of power . --
Gen .
xlix .
3 .
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4 .
Quality suited to inspire respect or reverence ;
loftiness and grace ;
impressiveness ;
stateliness ; --
said of mien ,
manner ,
style ,
etc .
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A letter written with singular energy and dignity of thought and language . --
Macaulay .
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5 .
One holding high rank ;
a dignitary .
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These filthy dreamers . . .
speak evil of dignities .
--
Jude .
8 .
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6 .
Fundamental principle ;
axiom ;
maxim . [
Obs .]
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Sciences concluding from dignities ,
and principles known by themselves . --
Sir T .
Browne .
Syn :
See {
Decorum }.
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{
To stand upon one '
s dignity },
to have or to affect a high notion of one '
s own rank ,
privilege ,
or character .
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They did not stand upon their dignity ,
nor give their minds to being or to seeming as elegant and as fine as anybody else . --
R .
G .
White .
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187 Moby Thesaurus words for "
dignity ":
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Establishment ,
VIP ,
address ,
appropriateness ,
augustness ,
baron ,
big gun ,
big man ,
big name ,
bigwig ,
brass ,
brass hat ,
buckram ,
cachet ,
celebrity ,
ceremonial ,
ceremoniousness ,
ceremony ,
chasteness ,
chastity ,
clarity ,
classicalism ,
classicism ,
clearness ,
comeliness ,
consequence ,
correctness ,
courtliness ,
decency ,
dignifiedness ,
dignitary ,
directness ,
discrimination ,
distinction ,
ease ,
elder ,
elegance ,
elegancy ,
elevation ,
eminence ,
esteem ,
ethicalness ,
ethics ,
etiquette ,
excellence ,
extrinsicality ,
face ,
fame ,
father ,
felicitousness ,
felicity ,
figure ,
finish ,
fittingness ,
flow ,
flowing periods ,
fluency ,
form ,
formality ,
formalization ,
glory ,
good taste ,
grace ,
gracefulness ,
gracility ,
grandeur ,
grandness ,
gravity ,
great man ,
greatness ,
hauteur ,
high place ,
honor ,
honorableness ,
impersonality ,
importance ,
important person ,
interests ,
kingliness ,
kudos ,
level ,
limpidity ,
lion ,
loftiness ,
lordliness ,
lords of creation ,
lucidity ,
magnate ,
magnificence ,
majesty ,
man of mark ,
memorability ,
merit ,
mogul ,
morality ,
nabob ,
name ,
naturalness ,
neatness ,
nobility ,
nobleness ,
notability ,
notable ,
noteworthiness ,
panjandrum ,
pellucidity ,
perfection ,
person of renown ,
personage ,
personality ,
perspicuity ,
pillar of society ,
plainness ,
poise ,
polish ,
pomp ,
pomposity ,
position ,
power ,
power elite ,
prestige ,
pride ,
pride of bearing ,
pride of place ,
primness ,
princeliness ,
prominence ,
propriety ,
proud bearing ,
purity ,
rank ,
refinement ,
regality ,
remarkableness ,
renown ,
reputation ,
repute ,
respectability ,
restraint ,
rigidness ,
ritual ,
rituality ,
ruling circle ,
sachem ,
salience ,
sedateness ,
seemliness ,
self -
confidence ,
self -
esteem ,
self -
importance ,
self -
regard ,
self -
respect ,
simplicity ,
smoothness ,
sobriety ,
solemnity ,
somebody ,
something ,
standing ,
starchiness ,
state ,
stateliness ,
station ,
stature ,
status ,
stiffness ,
stiltedness ,
straightforwardness ,
stylization ,
sublimity ,
taste ,
tastefulness ,
terseness ,
the great ,
the top ,
top brass ,
top people ,
tycoon ,
unaffectedness ,
venerability ,
very important person ,
virtue ,
weight ,
worth ,
worthiness ,
worthy
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