National dignity in all treaties I do admit is an important consideration. They have given us a useful hint on that subject: but dignity, hitherto, has belonged to the mode of proceeding, not to the matter of a treaty. Never before has it been mentioned as the standard for rating the conditions of peace; no, never by the most violent of conquerors. Indemnification is capable of some estimate: dignity has no standard. It is impossible to guess what acquisitions pride and ambition may think fit for their DIGNITY.英文原著 · 《Selections from the Speeches and Writings of Edmund Burke》
All dignity is funny, simply because it is sham. When dignity is real, you don't know it's dignity. But your father knew he was being dignified, and you knew you were being dignified. My dear, what a pair of you!"
Michael frowned. "But is nothing serious, then?" he asked. "Surely it was serious enough last night. There was I in rank rebellion to my father, and it vexed him horribly; it did more, it grieved him."
She laid her hand on Michael's knee. "As if I didn't know that!" she said.英文原著 · 《Michael》
"Those persons," he said, "who cannot respect the dignity of this court will leave it." As he spoke, with his eyes fixed on those of Mr. Thorndike, the latter saw that the young judge had suddenly recognized him. But the fact of his identity did not cause the frown to relax or the rebuke to halt unuttered. In even, icy tones the judge continued: "And it is well they should remember that the law is no respecter of persons and that the dignity of this court will be enforced, no matter who the offender may happen to be."英文原著 · 《A Wasted Day》
The aunt shed no tears. The Revolution had left old ladies of the Monarchy but few tears to shed. Love, in bygone days, and the Terror at a later time, had familiarized them with extremes of joy and anguish in such a sort that, amid the perils of life, they preserved their dignity and coolness, a capacity for sincere but undemonstrative affection which never disturbed their well-bred self-possession, and a dignity of demeanor which a younger generation has done very ill to discard.英文原著 · 《A Woman of Thirty》
[Footnote a: The word "honor" is not always used in the same sense either in French or English. It first signifies the dignity, glory, or reverence which a man receives from his kind; and in this sense a man is said to acquire honor. Honor signifies the aggregate of those rules by the assistance of which this dignity, glory, or reverence is obtained. Thus we say that a man has always strictly obeyed the laws of honor; or a man has violated his honor. In this chapter the word is always used in the latter sense.]英文原著 · 《Democracy In America-2》
This point of view seemed to be new to him. He made no attempt to dispute it; he only looked around him, and said: "Sandwich is a melancholy place, miss." He was so rapidly improving in politeness, that I encouraged him by a smile. As a citizen of Sandwich, I may say that we take it as a compliment when we are told that our town is a melancholy place. And why not? Melancholy is connected with dignity. And dignity is associated with age. And _we_ are old. I teach my pupils logic, among other things--there is a specimen.英文原著 · 《LITTLE NOVELS》
at all times, retains a sense of pride and dignity that reflects the pride and dignity of the family he serves.美剧 · 《Downton Abbey》
As I was saying, what this case is about is dignity -- the dignity of those...美剧 · 《Modern Family》
Well, she recently lost her dignity, so you might have a shot.美剧 · 《2 Broke Girls》
Come on, let's bolt before Johnny gets here, while I at least have a shred of my dignity.美剧 · 《2 Broke Girls》
And I think robotics gives people a chance to have dignity as they get older And I think robotics gives people a chance to have dignity as they get older演讲 · 《Why we will rely on robots ~ Rodney Brooks》