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
贬低、降低或羞辱。；对尊严或自尊的侮辱；对尊严或自尊的冒犯。；侮辱；[法] 侮辱的言行
an insult or humiliating treatment that offends someone's dignity or self-respect
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。
用法提示：indignity 作可数名词，指有伤尊严的遭遇。
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。
用法提示：indignity 强调公开受辱、尊严受损。
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。
用法提示：indignity 用作名词，表示一种侮辱性的对待。
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。
最常用，可指言语或行为上的冒犯，但比 indignity 更直接，常偏重口头辱骂。
较正式，指公开且有意的无礼行为，语气比 indignity 更强，常用于正式语境。
强调使人当众失去尊严、自尊受挫，侧重受害者的感受和结果。
侧重态度上的不尊重，不一定有具体冒犯行为，程度通常比 indignity 轻。
指较轻的冷落或怠慢，不如 indignity 严重，常是忽视而非正面攻击。
grammar · medium
易错句子She couldn't hide her indignity at the rude comment.
正确表达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。
grammar · medium
易错句子He had to suffer many indignity in his job.
正确表达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。
指他人给予的尊敬或礼遇，与 indignity 的“受辱”相对。
表示对人或事物的敬重，是 indignity 的直接反义态度。
指尊敬、重视，多用于正式语境。
强调因优秀品质而产生的赞赏，与屈辱相对。
指公开表达的敬意，常带有仪式性。
indignity 指‘侮辱、有伤尊严的遭遇或言行’；indignation 指对这种不公或侮辱产生的愤怒情绪，是把愤怒当感受而非行为。
indignity 是‘侮辱、有伤尊严’，说的是遭受的贬低；dignity 是‘尊严、庄重’，是正面的品质。注意 in- 前缀把词义反了过来。
indignity 多指有伤尊严的处境或待遇，语气较重且偏正式；insult 指具体的侮辱性言行，口语和书面都常用。
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。
in- (不) + dign (值得) + -ity (性质/状态)
与indignity所指的尊严或自尊受到伤害的对象直接相关。
遭受侮辱时常受损害的情感，与indignity同属尊严受损的话题。
经历indignity后可能产生的情绪。
指尊严或地位被降低的过程，常与indignity一同出现。
一种不尊重的态度，可能引发或伴随indignity。
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！”。
Dictionary facts from DICTIONARY_API_DEV, ECDICT, WIKTIONARY.