feeling or showing anger and surprise because you think that you have been treated unfairly愤慨的；愤怒的；义愤的- an indignant letter/look愤慨的信／神情
- indignant at/about something She was very indignant at the way she had been treated.她对于自己受到的待遇大为光火。🔊🔊
- indignant that… They were indignant that they hadn't been invited.他们因没有受到邀请而愤愤不平。🔊🔊
Synonyms angryangryThese words all describe people feeling and/or showing anger.- angry feeling or showing anger:
- Please don’t be angry with me.请别生我的气。
- Thousands of angry demonstrators filled the square.广场上聚满了成千上万的愤怒示威者。
- mad [not before noun] (informal, especially North American English) angry:
- He got mad and walked out.他大动肝火，愤然离去。
- She’s mad at me for being late.我迟到了，她非常生气。
Mad is the usual word for ‘angry’ in informal American English. In British English, the phrase ‘go mad’ means ‘become very angry’: Dad’ll go mad when he sees what you’ve done. ‘Go mad’ can also mean ‘go crazy’ or ‘get very excited’. - indignant feeling or showing anger and surprise because you think that you or somebody else has been treated unfairly:
- She was very indignant at the way she had been treated.她对自己受到的待遇大为光火。
- cross (especially British English, rather informal) rather angry or annoyed:
- I was quite cross with him for being late.我因他迟到而十分生气。
This word is often used by or to children. - irate very angry:
- irate customers愤怒的顾客
- an irate letter言辞激愤的信
Irate is not usually followed by a preposition: She was irate with me/about it.
Patterns- angry/mad/indignant/cross about/at something
- angry/cross with somebody (for doing something)
- angry/mad/indignant/cross that …
- to get angry/mad/cross
- to make somebody angry/mad/cross
Extra Examples- ‘He deserves to be thrashed,’ she protested, fiercely indignant.“真该揍他一顿。 ”她气狠狠地抗议说。
- They were quite indignant at his remarks.他们对他的言论十分恼火。
- She became rather indignant over suggestions that she had lied.有人暗示她说谎，她颇为愤慨。
Topics Feelingsc2Oxford Collocations DictionaryverbsadverbprepositionSee full entry Word Originlate 16th cent.: from Latin indignant- ‘regarding as unworthy’, from the verb indignari, from in- ‘not’ + dignus ‘worthy’.