dignify
verb /ˈdɪɡnɪfaɪ/
/ˈdɪɡnɪfaɪ/
(formal)动词形式
| present simple I / you / we / they dignify | /ˈdɪɡnɪfaɪ/ /ˈdɪɡnɪfaɪ/ |
| he / she / it dignifies | /ˈdɪɡnɪfaɪz/ /ˈdɪɡnɪfaɪz/ |
| past simple dignified | /ˈdɪɡnɪfaɪd/ /ˈdɪɡnɪfaɪd/ |
| past participle dignified | /ˈdɪɡnɪfaɪd/ /ˈdɪɡnɪfaɪd/ |
| -ing form dignifying | /ˈdɪɡnɪfaɪɪŋ/ /ˈdɪɡnɪfaɪɪŋ/ |
- dignify somebody/something to make somebody/something seem impressive
使有尊严；使崇高；使显贵；使增辉 - The mayor was there to dignify the celebrations.
市长的光临为庆祝活动增辉。
- The mayor was there to dignify the celebrations.
- dignify something to make something appear important when it is not really
使显得堂皇；抬高…的身价；美化 - I'm not going to dignify his comments by reacting to them.
我才不会理睬他的评论以抬高其身价呢。
- I'm not going to dignify his comments by reacting to them.
词源late Middle English: from Old French dignefier, from late Latin dignificare, from Latin dignus ‘worthy’.