Word · CEFR C2 · Frequency #16414
indignantly
/inˈdignəntli/
adverb
愤怒地；愤慨地
核心释义
in an indignant manner
- 1.
以愤怒的方式。
In an indignant manner.
以愤怒的方式。；愤怒地
用法In use
She indignantly denied the accusation.
用法提示：“indignantly”是副词，修饰动词“denied”，表示“愤怒地”。
He indignantly walked out of the meeting.
用法提示：“indignantly”作副词，修饰“walked out”，表达愤慨的态度。
They indignantly refused to accept the unfair decision.
用法提示：副词“indignantly”修饰“refused”，强调愤怒的情绪。
indignantly + verb
强调动作发生时带着愤慨的情绪。
She indignantly denied the accusation.
她愤怒地否认了这项指控。
verb + indignantly
也可放在动词之后，尤其是不及物动词。
He protested indignantly.
他愤慨地抗议。
相关词与表达Connections
搭配Collocations
- say indignantly
- 愤怒地说
- She said indignantly that she had never been treated so badly.她愤怒地说她从未受到过如此恶劣的对待。
- ask indignantly
- 愤怒地质问
- He asked indignantly why no one had informed him about the change.他愤怒地质问为什么没有人告知他这个变化。
- reply indignantly
- 愤怒地回答
- When accused of lying, she replied indignantly that she was telling the truth.被指责撒谎时，她愤怒地回答说自己说的是真话。
- protest indignantly
- 愤怒地抗议
- The workers protested indignantly against the unfair pay cut.工人们愤怒地抗议不公平的减薪。
- demand indignantly
学习提示Learner notes
记忆技巧Memory Tip
想到 indignantly 里有 dignity（尊严），尊严被冒犯时，就会愤慨地反驳。
语境与语域Context & Register
语域：neutral 常见场景：文学叙事、新闻报道、正式陈述 该词为副词，多用于书面叙述或较正式的表达中，表示“愤慨地、不平地”，通常描写某人因感到不公正或委屈而带着气愤说话或行动。日常口语里更常说 angrily，但在书面或正式语境中用 indignantly 也很自然，不算生僻。
发音与拼写Pronunciation & Spelling
真正押韵的是 malignantly（/məˈlɪɡnəntli/）：从重读元音到词尾都是 /ɪɡnəntli/，与 indignantly 相同。其余单词都以 -antly 结尾，词尾读作 /əntli/，但重音位置或重读元音不同（例如 constantly 重音在首音节），所以只是拼写和词尾读音相似的形近词，不是严格押韵。
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