I wouldn't demean myself by asking for charity.是什么意思？

I wouldn't demean myself by asking for charity.

我决不低三下四地乞求施舍。

demean

vt. 使降低身份，使卑下；

例句
I wasn't going to demean myself by acting like a suspicious wife.
我不会表现得像个疑神疑鬼的妻子一样自贬身价。

myself

pron. 我自己，亲自；

例句
I married above myself — rich county people...
我高攀了一门亲事，是县里的富有人家。

by

prep. 在…旁边，表示方式，由于，经过；adv. 经过，表示保留或保存时用，短暂拜访；

例句
...expensive make-up that we saw being advertised by a beautiful model...
我们所见的由一位漂亮模特代言的昂贵化妆品

asking

n. 问，寻问，请求，要求；v. 问（ ask的现在分词 ），询问，要求，请求；

例句
There's a man at the gate asking for you.
门口有个人想见你。

for

prep. 为，为了，倾向于，关于，当作；conj. 因为，由于；

例句
I've come looking for a bit of advice.
我特来讨教。

charity

n. 慈善（行为），施舍，捐助，慈善机关，仁爱，宽容；

例句
...a charity performance in aid of Great Ormond Street Children's Hospital.
为给大奥蒙德街儿童医院筹资而举办的慈善演出