The ambassador's dignified response to the crisis earned him widespread respect.

dignified 是形容词，来自动词 dignify（使有尊严、使高贵），由词根 dign（尊严）和后缀 -ify（使...化）组成。dignified 表示"庄重的、有尊严的"，形容人举止得体、有威严的样子。