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suffer the indignity of doing sth
强调被迫接受有损尊严的对待，of 后接名词或动名词。
She suffered the indignity of having her bags searched.
她遭受了行李被搜查的侮辱。
侮辱；有伤尊严的言行；无礼
indignities — plural of indignity
先理解核心含义，再看它在真实句子里的用法。
侮辱；有伤尊严的言行；无礼
an insult or humiliating treatment that offends someone's dignity or self-respect
She suffered the indignity of having her bags searched.
她遭受了行李被搜查的侮辱。
贬低、降低或羞辱。
degradation, debasement or humiliation
对尊严或自尊的侮辱
an affront to one's dignity or self-esteem
对尊严或自尊的冒犯。
an affront to one's dignity or pride
Waiting in line for three hours was an indignity she would not forget.
排三个小时的队对她来说是一种难以忘怀的侮辱。
He suffered the indignity of having his suitcase searched in front of everyone.
他当众被搜查行李箱，蒙受了这种侮辱。
After years of service, the sudden dismissal was a final indignity.
服务多年后，突然被解雇是最后的侮辱。
强调被迫接受有损尊严的对待，of 后接名词或动名词。
She suffered the indignity of having her bags searched.
她遭受了行李被搜查的侮辱。
常用被动语态 be subjected to indignities，表示使某人遭受一系列侮辱性的对待。
The guards subjected the prisoners to petty indignities.
狱警们让囚犯遭受种种小小的侮辱。
指事物本身构成对某人或某物的冒犯，常用于较正式或书面语境。
The ugly billboard is an indignity to the town.
那块难看的广告牌是对这个小镇的一种侮辱。
Not this
She couldn't hide her indignity at the rude comment.
Use this
She couldn't hide her indignation at the rude comment.
indignity 意为“侮辱、有伤尊严的言行”，指一种遭遇；表达内心的“愤慨”须用 indignation。hide one's indignation 是“掩饰愤慨”，用 indignity 语义不通。
Not this
He had to suffer many indignity in his job.
Use this
He had to suffer many indignities in his job.
indignity 在表示“具体的侮辱言行”时是可数名词，复数形式为 indignities；many 后接复数可数名词，不能接不可数形式的 indignity。
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蒙受侮辱
He suffered the indignity of being searched in front of his colleagues.
他在同事面前被搜身，蒙受了侮辱。
忍受侮辱
She endured countless indignities during her years as a servant.
她做佣人那几年忍受了无数侮辱。
做某事的羞辱
He had to face the indignity of asking his parents for money again.
他不得不面对再次向父母要钱的羞辱。
使某人遭受侮辱
The prisoners were subjected to daily indignities.
囚犯们每天遭受侮辱。
当众受辱
The resignation was a public indignity for the manager.
这次辞职对经理来说是一次当众受辱。
使羞辱加深
To add to the indignity, it began to rain.
更令人难堪的是，天开始下雨了。
蒙受……的屈辱
She suffered the indignity of being searched at the airport.
她在机场蒙受了被搜身的屈辱。
免去某人……的难堪
Please spare me the indignity of having to apologize in public.
请别让我当众道歉，免得我难堪。
肆意侮辱（某人）
The older boys heaped indignities on the new student.
那些大男孩肆意侮辱新来的学生。
奇耻大辱！
In The Simpsons, the wealthy Mr. Burns cries "The indignity!" whenever he suffers even a minor humiliation, such as being made to wait in line.
在《辛普森一家》中，富有的伯恩斯先生每次遭受哪怕很小的羞辱，比如被迫排队时，都会大喊“奇耻大辱！”。
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in-（不）+ dignity（尊严）：让人没了尊严，就是侮辱。
语域：formal 常见场景：formal writing、literary texts、historical narratives 该词较正式，通常用于书面或文学语境，日常口语中较少使用。
复数形式为 indignities。
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