indignity
n
1 [U] rude or unworthy treatment causing shame or loss of respect 侮辱; 轻蔑
be subjected to indignity and humiliation 受到侮慢和羞辱.
2 [C] thing said or done that humiliates sb 侮辱性的言行
The highjackers inflicted all kinds of indignities on their captives. 劫持者对人质百般侮辱.
🔁 扩展释义
*[in'digniti]n. 侮辱【法】 侮辱的言行, 无礼, 有伤尊严相关词组: treat sb with indignity
It's quite likely that they'll agree to compromise.
他们很可能同意妥协。
You can't eat your cake and have it.
不能既要吃饼,又要把饼保存。
Of course, Leon Bagrit could not possibly have foreseen the development of the Internet, the worldwide system that enables us to communicate instantly with anyone in any part of the world by using computers linked to telephone networks.