詞語:dignify
dignify是什麼意思
簡明英漢詞典
dignify
[5di^nifai]
vt.
使尊榮, 增威嚴, 使高貴, 故做顯貴
美國傳統詞典[雙解]
dignify
dig.ni.fy
AHD:[d1g「n…-fo」]
D.J.[6dign*7fai]
K.K.[6d!gn*7fa!]
v.tr.(及物動詞)
dig.ni.fied, dig.ni.fy.ing, dig.ni.fies
(1)To confer dignity or honor on; give distinction to:
授…以榮譽:授與高位或榮譽的;給予榮譽稱號:
dignified him with a title.
授於他的榮譽稱號
(2)To raise the status of (something unworthy or lowly); make honorable:
把…誇大為:提高無價值的或較低事物的地位;變得有名譽的:
would not dignify the insulting question with a response.
對無禮的問題不予以答覆
語源
(1)Middle English dignifien
中古英語 dignifien
(2)from Old French dignifier
源自 古法語 dignifier
(3)from Late Latin dignific3e
源自 後期拉丁語 dignific3e
(4)Latin dignus [worthy] * see dek-
拉丁語 dignus [值得] *參見 dek-
(5)Latin -fic3e [-fy]
拉丁語 -fic3e [後綴,表「使…」]
現代英漢詞典
dignify
[5dI^nIfaI]
vt.
-fied, -fying
使有尊嚴;使高貴;顯赫
現代英漢綜合大辭典
dignify
[5di^nifai]
vt.
(1)使有威嚴, 使高貴; 授以榮譽, 加以尊稱
(2)把...加以誇大
The cottage was -fied by the great trees around it.
四周的大樹使茅舍增輝。
繼承用法
dignification
n.
美國傳統詞典
dignify
dig.ni.fy
AHD:[d1g「n…-fo」]
D.J.[6dign*7fai]
K.K.[6d!gn*7fa!]
v.tr.
dig.ni.fied, dig.ni.fy.ing, dig.ni.fies
(1)To confer dignity or honor on; give distinction to:
dignified him with a title.
(2)To raise the status of (something unworthy or lowly); make honorable:
would not dignify the insulting question with a response.
語源
(1)Middle English dignifien
(2)from Old French dignifier
(3)from Late Latin dignific3e
(4)Latin dignus [worthy] * see dek-
(5)Latin -fic3e [-fy]
英漢化學大詞典
dignify
vt.誇大,授以榮譽
英漢計算機大詞典
dignify
vt.誇大(授以榮譽)