dignity學測 L4KK [ˈdɪgnəti] ｜ /ˈdɪgnəti/
尊嚴；體面·端莊；莊重
學測人權主題常客，作文加分字
Even after losing his job, Mr. Chen kept his dignity and thanked everyone at the factory.
即使丟了工作，陳先生依然保有尊嚴，向工廠裡的每個人道謝。
一個畫面：抬頭挺胸站穩
抬頭挺胸即使受挫仍站得筆直
語氣沉穩情緒穩定，不失分寸
義項
球場挺立C1noun尊嚴；體面
He lost the game, but he kept his dignity and shook hands with the winner.
他輸了比賽，但仍保有尊嚴，並與獲勝者握手。
keep your dignitydignity and respect
沉穩教室C1noun端莊；莊重
The teacher stayed calm and spoke with dignity, even when the class was noisy.
即使班上很吵，老師仍保持鎮定，說話端莊穩重。
speak with dignitywith quiet dignity
片語
with dignity抬頭做事 →有尊嚴地；體面地
human dignity生而為人 →人人皆有的基本尊嚴
keep your dignity撐住場面 →在困境中仍保有尊嚴
你會不會這樣說？
He answered the reporters' questions with great ___. (dignity / dignify)
看答案
dignity
dignity 是名詞「尊嚴」，dignify 是動詞「使增光」，此處需要名詞。
'The teacher stayed calm and spoke with dignity.' 這裡的 dignity 最接近哪個意思？(A) 尊嚴 (B) 端莊、莊重的態度
看答案
(B)
此句形容說話時的沉穩態度，對應「端莊；莊重」義項。
字族
dignified 有尊嚴的；莊重的・dignify 使增光；使顯得尊貴