英単語

indignityの意味・使い方・発音

indignity

英 [ɪn'dɪgnɪtɪ] 美 [ɪn'dɪɡnəti]
  • n. 侮辱、軽蔑、侮辱、無礼。

語源


辱め 恥辱

威厳、名誉、尊厳。たとえ品位がなくても、語義の由来は恥、侮辱。

英語の語源


indignity (n.)
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.

例文


1. Later,he suffered the indignity of having to flee angry protesters.
後に、彼は怒りの抗議者を不名誉に避けて逃げざるを得なくなった。

2.Prisoners are spared the indignity of wearing uniforms.
囚人たちは囚人服を着た侮辱に耐える必要はありません。

3.The chairman suffered the indignity of being refused admission to the meeting.
議長は会議外に拒否された侮辱を受けた。

4.Spanking is an indignity to a teenager.
(平手打ち、スリッパなどで)10代の子供を殴るのは、彼に対する侮辱だ。

5.For more than a year we have suffered the indignity .
1年以上の間、私たちは恥をかき尽くした。

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