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shamed

UK //ʃeɪmd//US //ʃeɪmd//

词源

源自古英语'sc(e)amian',意为'感到羞耻',与古诺尔斯语'skömm'(耻辱)同源。词尾'-ed'表示形容词或动词过去分词形式。

adjective

❶ 感到羞耻或尴尬的,通常因为做了错事或不符合社会期望的事情。这种情绪常伴随着自我贬低或希望隐藏自己的感觉。

“He felt deeply shamed after lying to his parents.”

(他对父母撒谎后感到非常羞愧。)

“She was shamed by her poor performance in the exam.”

(她因考试表现不佳而感到羞耻。)

同义词:ashamed, embarrassed, humiliated, disgraced, mortified

verb

❶ 使某人感到羞耻或尴尬,通常通过批评、嘲笑或公开揭露其错误行为。这种行为的目的是让对方认识到自己的不当之处。

“The teacher shamed the student for cheating in front of the whole class.”

(老师当着全班的面让作弊的学生感到羞耻。)

“Her friends shamed her into quitting smoking.”

(她的朋友们通过让她感到羞耻而促使她戒烟。)

同义词:humiliate, embarrass, disgrace, mortify, chasten

常见短语

name and shame — 公开揭露某人或组织的错误行为,目的是通过社会压力迫使其改正。常用于媒体报道或社会活动中。

“The website names and shames companies that exploit workers.”

(这个网站公开揭露剥削工人的公司名称使其蒙羞。)

shamed into silence — 因感到极度羞耻而不敢发声或表达意见,通常发生在被严厉批评或公开羞辱后。

“After the scandal, the politician was shamed into silence.”

(丑闻发生后,那位政客羞愧得不敢发声。)