dignity
noun [ U ] uk/ˈdɪɡ.nə.ti/ us/ˈdɪɡ.ə.t̬i/
C2 庄重，端庄;尊严
calm, serious, and controlled behaviour that makes people respect you
He is a man of dignity and calm determination. 他是个沉稳、冷静而果断的人。
She has a quiet dignity about her. 她身上有一种恬静端庄的气质。
I think everyone should be able to die with dignity. 我认为每个人都应该死得有尊严。
自尊，自尊心
the importance and value that a person has, that makes other people respect them or makes them respect themselves
How could you wear something so indecent? Have you no dignity? 你怎么能穿这种不正经的东西呢？你还有没有一点自尊？
In hospital, she felt stripped of all her dignity. 她感觉自己在医院里被剥夺了所有的自尊。
He longs for a society in which the dignity of all people is recognized. 他渴望看到一个人人都有尊严的社会。
- More examples
- He regarded the comments as an affront to his dignity.
- She comported herself with great dignity at her husband's funeral.
- I accepted his decision that he wished to die with dignity.
- He managed to retain his dignity throughout the performance.
- He felt what he was being asked to do took away his dignity and self-respect.
Idiom
beneath your dignityidiom C2 有失体面，有失身份;有损形象
If something is beneath your dignity, you feel that you are too important to do it.
He felt cleaning the bathroom was beneath his dignity. 他觉得打扫卫生间有失自己的体面。