核心词议:
adj. 愤愤不平的;义愤的
indignant 基本解释
adj. 愤怒的,愤慨的;愤愤不平的;激愤
速记方法
速记技巧 词源词根法 in-,不,非,-dign,尊贵,价值,体面,词源同dignity,decent.即价值被贬低的,名声被侮辱的,引申词义被激怒的,愤怒的。in-否定+-dign-尊严+-ant形容词词尾
知识扩展
单词辨析 indignant,angry,furious,raging这组形容词在语义上的差异与相应的名词相同,参见anger条。angry,indignant,mad 这些形容词均有“发怒的,愤怒的”之意。angry侧重以愤怒的表情、激烈的言辞或威胁的目光等来表达感情。indignant侧重愤怒是有充分理由和正当的。mad多用于非正式文体和讲话中,与angry意义相近。 同根词汇 indign adj.indign不值得的;可耻的adv.indignantly愤怒地;愤慨地n.indignation愤慨;愤怒;义愤
indignant 记忆方法
indignant相关的词根或词缀是:
dign
indignant愤慨的,愤怒的adj.
in 不 + dign 值得,有价值的;高贵的 + ant …的 → 愤慨的,愤怒的
中文词源: indignant 愤怒的 in-,不,非,-dign,尊贵,价值,体面,词源同dignity,decent.即价值被贬低的,名声被侮辱的,引申词义被激怒的,愤怒的。 indignant
精选例句
1、 They were indignant that they hadnˈt been invited.
他们因没有受到邀请而愤愤不平。
2、 Imagine that you know you're an evil git, but you know that the person you're playing against or with, is an indignant angel.
想象一下,你知道你是个邪恶的卑鄙小人,但是,你知道,和你一起玩或对抗的人是一个愤愤不平的天使。
常见考点例句:
- Indignant citizens used facebook to organize major protests early this year .
- 今年早些时候,愤怒的摩洛哥人利用facebook组织抗议。
- The bank 's initial reaction to the charges was one of indignant denial .
- 银行对指控的最初的反应是愤怒的反对。
- Islamists , who are expected to do well in the forthcoming elections , were particularly indignant .
- 预计能在将临的选举中表现出色的伊斯兰组织尤其愤慨。
- After his speech , by turns indignant , self-effacing , funny and sentimental , he takes off his suit jacket and takes questions from the floor .
- 演讲结束后,他脱掉上衣,开始接受听众的提问,情绪时而激愤、时而谦逊、时而幽默,时而感伤。
- Both have the same central story : indignant people rising against their own government .
- 两者的中心情节相同:愤怒的人们奋起反抗政府。