Indignant
[ ɪn'dɪɡnənt ]
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adj. 愤怒的，愤慨的;愤愤不平的;激愤;
💡 词根助记
in 不+dign值得，高贵+ant具有...性质的→不高贵的→愤怒是不高贵的 → 愤慨的，愤怒的
📝 例句
be indignant with sb.
对某人感到愤慨
An honest man is properly indignant at the offer of a bribe.
一个诚实的人对行贿理所当然感到愤慨。
"Do you think you are right?" she said in an indignant tone.
“你认为你做得对吗？”她用愤慨的腔调说。
I was indignant at their mean actions.
我对他们的卑劣行径感到愤慨。
I know it is cranky to be indignant.
我知道，我这样的愤慨会给人看成是古怪。
🌱 联想助记
【记】※ in-里面,dig-挖,n-拼音“泥”,ant-蚂蚁:在里面挖泥的时机把蚂蚁惹生气了
※ in-里面,dig-挖,n-似“几”,ant-蚂蚁:家里有几个蚂蚁在挖地板,这让你很愤慨
✅ 同义词
🔤 词根
-dign-表示“高贵”
📖 牛津释义
indignant
adj
~ (with sb)/(at/over/about sth) angry and scornful, esp at injustice or because of undeserved blame, etc 愤慨的, 愤怒的（尤指对不公正或冤屈之事）
She was most indignant with me when I suggested she might try a little harder. 我建议她不妨再努力一些, 她竟大为恼火.
He was terribly indignant at what he saw as false accusations. 他认为那些指责皆属不实之词, 因而十分气愤.
🎯 考研助记
里面(in)挖出(dig)几个(n)蚂蚁(ant)，令人 愤怒 in(否定)+dign(dad父亲般的尊严)+ant: 愤怒 网友：yqy补充： in否定, dign尊严; 高贵－冒犯了尊严－愤怒的
🔁 扩展释义
*[in'dignәnt]a. 愤怒的, 愤慨的相关词组: be indignant with sb over sth be indignant with sb about sth be indignant at sth be indignant over sth be indignant about sth be indignant with sb be indignant with sb at sth
🌿 同词根单词
📖 同为「CET-4」词汇
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How did you find the talk this morning?
你觉得今天早晨的报告怎么样？
The man who had been working on the repairs mentioned the curious way their cigarettes burned and tasted.
一直在干修理工作的人提起了他们的香烟点燃时奇怪的样子以及怪怪的味道。
He turned to the police officer.
他转过身对警官说