indignity
英 [ɪn'dɪgnɪtɪ]
美 [ɪn'dɪɡnəti]
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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