動變: 過去式:dignified 過去分詞:dignified 現在進行時:dignifying
vt.
- 使有尊嚴,使高貴[(+by/with)]
- 抬高……的身價[(+by/with)]
辨析
同義:
vt.使有尊嚴,使高貴
honor ennoble deify apotheosize make lofty promote heighten elevate exalt uplift aggrandize raise solemnizevt.授以榮譽
title entitle confer honors upon同義參見:
hallow1 grace distinguish以上來源於:《英漢大辭典》
v.
(dignifies, dignifying, dignified)
make (something) seem worthy and impressive. ▸give an impressive name to (someone or something unworthy of it).
Etymology
ME: from OFr. dignefier, from late L. dignificare, from L. dignus ‘worthy’.
以上來源於:《簡明牛津英語詞典》
