mortify
翻译
使受辱, 使窘迫
例句
She was mortified by her son's rude behaviour.
她因儿子粗鲁的行为而感到羞辱。
His clumsy comment mortified the whole family.
他笨拙的评论让全家人都感到窘迫。
语法模式
((sb.)) 使（某人）受辱 His comment mortified her.
((to be mortified by sth.)) 因（某事）感到羞辱 She was mortified by his behaviour.
近义词
同义词: embarrass (使尴尬), humiliate (羞辱), shame (使蒙羞)
词源
源自拉丁语“mors”（死亡）+“facere”（制造）。字面意思是“致死”，后来引申为导致极度尴尬，仿佛人会“羞愧而死”。
记忆技巧
与“mort”（死亡）联系起来。感到“mortified”就像是尴尬到想“死”一样。