An indignity is a situation — or a way of being treated — that makes you feel ashamed and not respected. Someone does something to you, or something happens to you, that takes away dignity: you are searched in front of everyone, talked down to, made to wait like a child, forced to ask for help in a humiliating way.

An indignity一個indignity（屈辱） is a situation就是一種處境 or a way of being treated或是一種被對待的方式 that makes you feel ashamed and not respected讓你覺得丟臉、不被尊重 Someone does something to you有人對你做了什麼 or something happens to you或是有事發生在你身上 that takes away dignity讓你失去尊嚴 you are searched in front of everyone像是被當眾搜身 talked down to被居高臨下地對待 made to wait like a child被當成小孩一樣要求等待 forced to ask for help in a humiliating way被迫用很丟臉的方式求助

We often say “suffer the indignity of…” or “the indignity of being…”. It can be one sharp moment or a slow pile of small ones.

We often say我們常說 "suffer the indignity of…"「suffer the indignity of…」（忍受……的屈辱） or "the indignity of being…"或是「the indignity of being…」（……的屈辱） It can be one sharp moment它可能是一個瞬間的重擊 or a slow pile of small ones也可能是一堆小事慢慢累積起來的

Though actually, what counts as an indignity depends on pride and on culture. The same act can feel like nothing to one person and like a deep cut to another.

Though actually不過其實 what counts as an indignity什麼算是indignity depends on pride and on culture要看自尊心和文化 The same act同一件事 can feel like nothing to one person對某個人來說可能沒什麼 and like a deep cut to another對另一個人來說卻可能像深深的傷害

The word is about the loss of respect, not about physical pain.

The word is about the loss of respect這個詞講的是尊重的喪失 not about physical pain不是講身體上的痛