Word · CEFR C2 · Frequency #11758
indignant
愤慨的；愤怒的
feeling or showing anger because of something unjust or wrong
- 1.
Showing anger or indignation, especially at something unjust or wrong.
愤慨的,尤指对不公正或错误的事感到愤怒。
- 2.
angered at something unjust or wrong
对不公正或错误的事情感到愤怒
愤慨的,尤指对不公正或错误的事感到愤怒。；对不公正或错误的事情感到愤怒；愤怒的；愤慨的
In use
She was indignant when her boss took credit for her work.
The residents were indignant about the sudden rent increase.
He gave an indignant reply, denying the accusation.
an indignant denial
indignant at/about sth
表示对某事感到愤怒，at和about可互换。
She was indignant at the unfair treatment.
她对这种不公平的待遇感到愤慨。
indignant with sb
表示对某人生气。
He was indignant with his colleague for lying.
他对同事撒谎感到愤慨。
indignant that + clause
后接从句说明原因。
Connections
Collocations
- be indignant at
- 对…感到愤慨
- She was indignant at the way she had been treated.她对自己受到的对待感到愤慨。
- be indignant about
- 对…感到愤怒
- He was indignant about the false accusations.他对不实指控感到愤怒。
- righteously indignant
- 义愤填膺的
- The citizens were righteously indignant at the injustice.市民们对不公义愤填膺。
- an indignant protest
- 愤慨的抗议
- There was an indignant protest against the new policy.人们对新政策提出了愤慨的抗议。
- an indignant tone
- 愤怒的语气
- She replied in an indignant tone.她用愤怒的语气回答。
- an indignant look
Learner notes
Memory Tip
联想 dignity（尊严）：尊严受辱，自然愤慨。
Context & Register
语域：formal 常见场景：formal writing、news reporting、formal complaints indignant 比较正式，多用于书面或正式场合，表示因不公正或错误而感到愤怒；日常口语中更常用 angry，在新闻或正式投诉中比较常见。
Grammar Note
常用搭配：indignant at/about/over sth 表示对某事感到愤慨；indignant that 从句；indignant with sb 表示对某人愤怒。
Pronunciation & Spelling
与 indignant /ɪnˈdɪɡnənt/ 真正押韵的词较少，常见的是 malignant /məˈlɪɡnənt/（重音都在第二个音节，且带有 /ɪɡnənt/）。pregnant /ˈpreɡ.nənt/、repugnant /rɪˈpʌɡ.nənt/ 虽也以 -gnant 结尾，但重读元音不同，并不押韵。poignant 常读作 /ˈpɔɪnjənt/，g 不发音，注意区别。indignation 和 indigent 拼写相似，但发音、词义不同。
Usage priority
Collins 词频等级为 1，建议结合例句记忆，而不是只背中文释义。
Dictionary facts from ECDICT, OCTANOVE, WIKTIONARY.