ashamed

/əˈʃeɪmd/ adj.
标准词条 CET-4
一句话记住

羞愧的；惭愧的

释义与例句

adj. 羞愧的；惭愧的
feeling guilty or embarrassed about something wrong, foolish, or unacceptable that you or somebody else has done
  1. He felt ashamed of the way he had spoken to his mother.
    他为自己对母亲说话的方式感到羞愧。
  2. She was ashamed to admit that she had lied.
    她不好意思承认自己撒了谎。
展开其余 1 条例句
  1. You have nothing to be ashamed of; you did your best.
    你没有什么可羞愧的，你已经尽力了。

词源与构词

记忆钩子 ashamed 描述人的羞愧感，通常作表语；ashamed of 后接人或事，ashamed to 后接动词原形。

词族与关联词

词族（同一词根派生出的不同词性或形式）
  • shame 羞愧；耻辱；遗憾
    名词，可指羞愧感，也可在 What a shame 中表示“真遗憾”。
  • shameful 可耻的；丢脸的
    形容行为本身可耻，不直接描述人内心的羞愧感。
  • shameless 无耻的；不知羞耻的
    形容人对不当行为毫无羞愧感，带强烈贬义。
同义词
  • embarrassed 尴尬的；窘迫的
    ashamed 强调因错误或不道德行为而内疚羞愧；embarrassed 强调因出丑、失态或被关注而尴尬，程度通常较轻。
    I felt embarrassed when I forgot her name. 我忘了她的名字，感到很尴尬。
反义词
  • proud 自豪的；骄傲的
    ashamed of 表示因某事感到羞愧；proud of 表示因某人或成就感到自豪，两者评价方向相反。
    Her parents were proud of what she had achieved. 她的父母为她取得的成就感到自豪。
易混词（形近或义近，注意区别）
  • shameful 可耻的；丢脸的
    ashamed 描述人的感受，常用 a person feels ashamed；shameful 描述行为或情况本身可耻，如 shameful behaviour。
    The report described the company's shameful treatment of its workers. 报告描述了该公司对待工人的可耻行为。
常见搭配
  • be ashamed of 为……感到羞愧
    They were ashamed of their behaviour at the party. 他们为自己在聚会上的行为感到羞愧。
  • feel ashamed 感到羞愧
    I felt deeply ashamed when I realised how rude I had been. 意识到自己当时多么无礼后，我深感羞愧。
  • ashamed to do something 羞于做某事；不好意思做某事
    He was ashamed to ask for help even though he needed it. 尽管需要帮助，他却不好意思开口求助。