indignant
/ɪnˈdɪɡnənt/
adj.
标准词条
CET-4
一句话记住
愤慨的;愤愤不平的
释义与例句
adj.
愤慨的;愤愤不平的
feeling or showing anger because of something unfair or wrong
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She was indignant at being accused of cheating.
她对被指控作弊感到愤慨。
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The workers were indignant about the unfair pay cut.
工人们对不公平的减薪感到愤愤不平。
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He wrote an indignant letter to the newspaper.
他给报纸写了一封义愤填膺的信。
词源与构词
记忆钩子
in-(不)+ dign(尊严)+ -ant = 尊严受到冒犯,即愤慨。
词族与关联词
词族(同一词根派生出的不同词性或形式)
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indignantly 愤慨地副词形式,以愤怒的方式。
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indignation 愤慨;义愤名词形式,指愤怒的情绪。
同义词
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outraged 震怒的;义愤的outraged 语气更强烈,指极度愤怒;indignant 侧重因不公而感到的愤慨。Customers were outraged by the sudden price increase. 顾客对突然涨价感到震怒。
反义词
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pleased 高兴的;满意的pleased 表示满意、愉悦,与因不公而愤怒的 indignant 形成对比。She was pleased with the results of the exam. 她对考试结果感到满意。
常见搭配
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indignant at 对……感到愤慨He was indignant at the rude comment. 他对那粗鲁的评论感到愤慨。
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indignant about 对……愤愤不平Residents are indignant about the new tax. 居民们对新税收愤愤不平。
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indignant response 愤慨的回应Her indignant response surprised everyone. 她愤慨的回应让所有人都吃惊。