Definition
- C2
If something is beneath your dignity, you consider it to be unsuitable for someone of your status or importance.
有失身份
He considers himself too important to do any menial work; it's beneath his dignity.
他认为自己太重要了，不能做任何卑微的工作；这有失他的身份。
As a president, he felt it was beneath his dignity to handle such trivial matters himself.
作为总统，他觉得亲自处理这种琐事有失身份。
She refused to participate in the office gossip because she felt it was beneath her dignity.
她拒绝参与办公室八卦，因为她觉得这有失身份。