詞彙精選：indignant的用法和辨析

一、詳細釋義：

adj.

憤怒的，憤慨的；憤憤不平的

例句：

The indignant passengers Beat the pickpocket up.

憤怒的乘客們把那個扒手痛打了一頓。

例句：

No one is such a liar as the indignant man.

最大的說謊者，莫過於一個憤怒的人。

二、詞義辨析：

angry,indignant,mad

這些形容詞均有“發怒的，憤怒的”之意。angry側重以憤怒的表情、激烈的言辭或威脅的目光等來表達感情。indignant側重憤怒是有充分理由和正當的。mad多用於非正式文體和講話中，與angry意義相近。

三、參考例句：

The indignant passengers Beat the pickpocket up.

憤怒的乘客們把那個扒手痛打了一頓。

The indignant customer complained to the manager.

憤憤不平的顧客向經理提出抗議。

The indignant passengers Beat the pickpocket up.

憤怒的乘客們把那個扒手痛打了一頓。

He is indignant at the false accusation.

他對被誣告憤憤不平。

He was indignant that his rival was offered the job.

他對他的對手得到了那份工作感到憤憤不平。

We were all indignant at/about/over the murder.

我們對那件謀殺案都感到十分憤慨。

She waxes righteously indignant if anyone tries to contradict her.

如果有人想反駁她，她說起話來就會義憤填膺。

People are indignant by their shooting of innocent civilians.

對於他們槍殺無辜平民，人們感到義憤填膺。

No one is such a liar as the indignant man.

最大的說謊者，莫過於一個憤怒的人。

People are indignant at their shooting of innocent civilians.

他們槍殺無辜百姓，人們義憤填膺。