好词典

humiliated

UK //hjuːˈmɪl.i.eɪ.tɪd//US //hjuːˈmɪl.i.eɪ.t̬ɪd//

词源

源自拉丁语 'humiliare'(使卑微),通过古法语 'humilier' 进入英语,字面意义为『被贬低至地面』。

adjective

❶ 形容人感到极度羞耻或丢脸的状态,通常因为被公开嘲笑、贬低或遭遇失败。

“She felt humiliated when her mistake was pointed out in front of everyone.”

(当她的错误在众人面前被指出时,她感到非常丢脸。)

“The team was humiliated by their 10-0 loss.”

(球队以0比10惨败,感到颜面尽失。)

同义词:ashamed, embarrassed, mortified

常见短语

feel humiliated — 表达因某种经历而产生强烈的羞耻感,常用于描述社交或竞争中的挫败。

“He felt humiliated when his presentation failed completely.”

(当他的演示彻底失败时,他感到无地自容。)

publicly humiliated — 强调在公开场合遭受羞辱,程度比私下更严重。

“The celebrity was publicly humiliated by the leaked video.”

(这位名人因视频泄露而遭到公开羞辱。)