1VERB 使有尊嚴;使變得莊嚴;使變得高貴 To dignify something means to make it impressive. 使有尊嚴;使變得莊嚴;使變得高貴 [literary]
Tragic literature dignifies sorrow and disaster. [VERB noun]
悲劇作品使悲傷和災難得到了升華。
The gatepost was dignified by the weathered brass plate of Dr Harcourt Sibley. [VERB noun]
在那塊刻有哈考特·西布利醫生姓名的久經風雨的黃銅牌映襯下,門柱更增添了幾分莊重。
2VERB 使顯得堂皇;擡高…的身價;美化 If you say that a particular reaction or description dignifies something you have a low opinion of, you mean that it makes it appear acceptable. 使顯得堂皇;擡高…的身價;美化 [disapproval]
We won't dignify this kind of speculation with a comment. [VERB noun]
這種猜測不值得我們作任何評論。
It was a technique later dignified by the term 'info-tainment'. [VERB noun]