留聲詞典

dignifying的中文翻譯是什麼意思

dignifying

/ˈdɪgnəˌfaɪŋ/

v. 使顯得威嚴( dignify的現在分詞 ); 使高貴; 使顯赫; 誇大

dignifying的柯林斯釋義

VERB使有尊嚴;使變得莊嚴;使變得高貴

To dignify something means to make it impressive.

  • Tragic literature dignifies sorrow and disaster...

    悲劇作品使悲傷和災難得到了昇華。

  • The gatepost was dignified by the weathered brass plate of Dr Harcourt Sibley.

    在那塊刻有哈考特·西布利醫生姓名的久經風雨的黃銅牌映襯下，門柱更增添了幾分莊重。

VERB使顯得堂皇;抬高…的身價;美化

If you say that a particular reaction or description dignifies something you have a low opinion of, you mean that it makes it appear acceptable.

  • We won't dignify this kind of speculation with a comment...

    這種猜測不值得我們作任何評論。

  • It was a technique later dignified by the term 'info-tainment'.

    那種技術後來被美其名曰“資訊娛樂”。

dignifying的英文釋義

Adjective

1. investing with dignity or honor;

  • the dignifying effect of his presence
  • the ennobling influence of cultural surroundings