Tragic literature dignifies sorrow and disaster...悲劇作品使悲傷和災(zāi)難得到了升華。The gatepost was dignified by the weathered brass plate of Dr Harcourt Sibley.在那塊刻有哈考特·西布利醫(yī)生姓名的久經(jīng)風雨的黃銅牌映襯下，門柱更增添了幾分莊重。
VERB
使顯得堂皇;抬高…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.
例句
We won't dignify this kind of speculation with a comment...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'.那種技術(shù)后來被美其名曰“資訊娛樂”。
英漢詞典釋義
vt.
使顯得威嚴, 使高貴, 使顯赫
He always strikes such a dignified pose before his girlfriend.他總是在女友面前擺出這種莊嚴的姿態(tài)。
夸大
Don’t try to dignify those few hairs on your face by calling them a beard!別想把你臉上那幾根毛說成是胡子來美化它！
英英詞典釋義
Verb
1. confer dignity or honor upon;
"He was dignified with a title"
2. raise the status of;
"I shall not dignify this insensitive remark with an answer"