dignify

verb

1. raise the status of

e.g. I shall not dignify this insensitive remark with an answer

2. confer dignity or honor upon

e.g. He was dignified with a title

Synonym: ennoble

1. 使有尊严;使变得庄严;使变得高贵
To dignify something means to make it impressive.

e.g. Tragic literature dignifies sorrow and disaster...
悲剧作品使悲伤和灾难得到了升华。
e.g. The gatepost was dignified by the weathered brass plate of Dr Harcourt Sibley.
在那块刻有哈考特·西布利医生姓名的久经风雨的黄铜牌映衬下，门柱更增添了几分庄重。

2. 使显得堂皇;抬高…的身价;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.

e.g. We won't dignify this kind of speculation with a comment...
这种猜测不值得我们作任何评论。
e.g. It was a technique later dignified by the term 'info-tainment'.
那种技术后来被美其名曰“资讯娱乐”。

1. 使尊荣：dignified 有威严的 | dignify 使尊荣 | dignitary 权贵

2. 使高贵：digestive 消化的 | dignify 使高贵 | dignity 尊严

3. dignify在线翻译

3. 使尊荣;使显贵：deviate#逸出正轨;离题 | dignify#使尊荣;使显贵 | digress#离开本题

4. 使......有尊严：accuse 投诉 | dignify 使......有尊严 | clarify 澄清