indignant意思

1. 愤慨的
2. 愤怒的
3. 义愤的
4. 生气的
5. 气愤的
6. 气势汹汹的
7. 愤愤不平的

1. 愤怒的,愤慨的,义愤的 angry and scornful, especially at injustice or because of undeserved blame, etc.

1.愤怒的;愤慨的
If you areindignant, you are shocked and angry, because you think that something is unjust or unfair.

e.g. He isindignant at suggestions that they were secret agents...
有人暗示他们可能是特务,这让他非常气愤。
e.g. MPs wereindignant that the government had not consulted them...
没有事先征求他们的意见,下院议员们感到很愤怒。

• indignant boy气愤的男孩
• indignant mother愤怒的母亲

• He feels indignant that Helena's brother should dispose of him so coolly.

  出自：Dickens

• He published an indignant pamphlet on the subject of his wrongs.

  出自：C. R. Markham

indignant, angry, furious, raging

这组形容词在语义上的差异与相应的名词相同,参见anger条。

angry，indignant，mad

这些形容词均有“发怒的，愤怒的”之意。

angry侧重以愤怒的表情、激烈的言辞或威胁的目光等来表达感情。

indignant侧重愤怒是有充分理由和正当的。

mad多用于非正式文体和讲话中，与angry意义相近。