disgrace
翻译
耻辱, 丢脸, 不光彩
例句
He brought disgrace on his family.
他给家人带来了耻辱。
It's a disgrace that the hospital is so dirty.
医院这么脏,真是一种耻辱。
She left the company in disgrace.
她不光彩地离开了公司。
语法模式
to bring disgrace on ((sb./sth.)) 给(某人/某事)带来耻辱 He brought disgrace on the whole team.
to be a disgrace 是一个耻辱 Your behaviour was a disgrace.
in disgrace 不光彩地 He resigned in disgrace.
近义词
Synonyms: shame (羞耻), dishonour (不名誉); Antonyms: honour (荣誉), pride (骄傲), grace (体面)
词源
来自“dis-”(不,相反)+“grace”(恩典,优雅)。指失宠或不受欢迎的状态。
记忆技巧
将“dis-grace”理解为“grace”(体面、恩典)的反面。失去了体面,就是耻辱。