dignifying

英 [ˈdɪɡnɪfaɪɪŋ]

美 [ˈdɪɡnɪfaɪɪŋ]

v.  使有尊严; 使崇高; 使显贵; 使增辉; 使显得堂皇; 抬高…的身价; 美化
dignify的现在分词

柯林斯词典

• VERB 使有尊严;使变得庄严;使变得高贵
  Todignifysomething means to make it impressive.
  1. Tragic literature dignifies sorrow and disaster...
     悲剧作品使悲伤和灾难得到了升华。
  2. The gatepost was dignified by the weathered brass plate of Dr Harcourt Sibley.
     在那块刻有哈考特·西布利医生姓名的久经风雨的黄铜牌映衬下，门柱更增添了几分庄重。
• VERB 使显得堂皇;抬高…的身价;美化
  If you say that a particular reaction or descriptiondignifiessomething you have a low opinion of, you mean that it makes it appear acceptable.
  1. We won't dignify this kind of speculation with a comment...
     这种猜测不值得我们作任何评论。
  2. It was a technique later dignified by the term 'info-tainment'.
     那种技术后来被美其名曰“资讯娱乐”。

英英释义

adj

• investing with dignity or honor
  1. the dignifying effect of his presence
  2. the ennobling influence of cultural surroundings
  Synonym:ennobling

双语例句

• The dignifying effect of his presence; the ennobling influence of cultural surroundings.
  他的出现的显赫效果；文化背景的显赫影响。