angry

Compared meaning: feeling or showing anger (adjective).

比较义项：生气的，愤怒的（形容词）。

• angry 本词

  The general, neutral everyday word for this feeling; usable in almost any context, including formal writing, without implying a specific cause.

  这是最普通、最中性的通用词，几乎适用于任何场合（包括正式写作），并不暗示生气的具体原因。

  She was angry that no one had told her about the meeting.

  她很生气，因为没有人告诉她开会的事。

• mad

  An informal word, especially common in American spoken English, for being very angry; it sounds too casual for formal writing.

  这是一个非正式的词，尤其在美式英语口语中很常见，表示“非常生气”；用于正式写作会显得太随意。

  He got mad when his little brother broke his phone.

  弟弟弄坏了他的手机，他非常生气。

• indignant

  Describes anger caused specifically by something that feels unfair or unjust, and is more formal or literary in tone than the others.

  特指因觉得受到不公平或不公正对待而产生的愤怒，语气比另外两个词更正式、更书面化。

  She was indignant when the manager blamed her for someone else's mistake.

  经理把别人的错怪在她头上时，她感到愤慨。

Angry, mad, and indignant all describe feeling anger. Angry is neutral and everyday, used in almost any context. Mad is informal, common in American speech. Indignant describes anger caused by unfairness, and is more formal. Mad also means 'crazy'; that is not compared here.

这三个词在这个意义上都表示“生气”，但强弱、语域和用法不同：angry 是最普通的中性通用词，mad 是非正式说法（尤其常见于美式口语），indignant 特指因觉得受到不公平对待而生气，语气更正式。这里不比较 mad 的“疯狂的”这一义项。