righteous indignation; moral outrage
Tone colorsmāmámǎmàma
Meanings
1 sense · 4 examplesnoun
righteous indignation; moral anger aroused by injustice
formalA formal and literary term expressing strong moral condemnation of injustice. Often appears in set phrases.
Tīng听
dào到
zhè这
gè个
bù不
gōng公
de的
xiāo消
xi息
，
tā他
yì义
fèn愤
tián填
yīng膺
。
Hearing this unjust news, he was filled with righteous indignation.
Tā他
duì对
zhè这
zhǒng种
bào暴
xíng行
gǎn感
dào到
mǎn满
qiāng腔
yì义
fèn愤
。
He felt full of righteous indignation at this atrocity.
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Zhè这
zhǒng种
bù不
gōng公
zhèng正
de的
xiàn现
xiàng象
jī激
qǐ起
le了
qún群
zhòng众
de的
yì义
fèn愤
。
This unjust phenomenon aroused the righteous indignation of the masses.
Lǜ律
shī师
yì义
fèn愤
de地
zhǐ指
zé责
le了
bèi被
gào告
de的
huǎng谎
yán言
。
The lawyer indignantly accused the defendant of lying.