| dignity | n 1. true worth, maruah: human ~, maruah manusia; 2. rank, darjat, martabat: it is a post which has increased in ~, satu jawatan yg telah naik darjatnya; 3. dignified manner, gaya yg tenang: she walked with ~ in front of the judge, dia berjalan dgn gaya yg tenang di hadapan hakim itu; | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| dignify | vt 1. add to the prestige of, menyerikan lagi: the presence of the mayor dignified the occasion, kehadiran datuk bandar menyerikan lagi majlis itu; 2. ennoble, menaikkan /taraf, darjat/: the school was dignified with the name of “college”, sekolah itu dinaikkan tarafnya dgn panggilan “maktab”; | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| condescend | v 1. (derog) behave patronizingly, bersikap meninggikan diri: she never ~s to her employees, instead treats them as equals, dia tdk pernah bersikap meninggikan diri thdp pekerja-pekerjanya, malahan dia menganggap mereka sbg setaraf dengannya; 2. (derog) do st one considers below o’s position, berkenan; (ironical) menjatuhkan darjat sso: he actually ~ed to sit beside me, dia berkenan utk duduk di sebelah saya; perhaps your uncle would ~ to help me clean up this mess, sudi agaknya bapa saudara kamu menjatuhkan darjatnya untuk menolong saya membersihkan kotoran ini; | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| degree | n 1. unit of measurement, darjah: ~ of longitude, darjah longitud; 30 ~s Fahrenheit, 30 darjah Fahrenheit; an angle of 90 ~s,sudut 90 darjah; 2. stage in scale of intensity, tingkat, tahap: varying ~s of skill, tingkat kemahiran yg berbeza-beza; a high ~ of intelligence,tingkat kecerdasan yg tinggi; 3. extent, /sejauh, setakat/ mana: the ~ of freedom which should be allowed, sejauh mana kebebasan patut dibenarkan; 4. measure, sedikit sebanyak, [or not translated]: we all need a ~ of self-discipline, kita semua memerlukan sedikit sebanyak disiplin diri; to have a considerable ~ of influence, mempunyai pengaruh yg besar; 5. social status, martabat, darjat, taraf: a man of low ~, lelaki yg rendah martabatnya; 6. academic title, ijazah: a master’s ~, ijazah sarjana; 7. (gram.) darjah: the superlative ~, darjah superlatif; | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |