disgrace
翻譯
恥辱, 丟臉, 不光彩
例句
He brought disgrace on his family.
他給家人帶來了恥辱。
It's a disgrace that the hospital is so dirty.
醫院這麼髒,真是一種恥辱。
She left the company in disgrace.
她不光彩地離開了公司。
文法模式
to bring disgrace on ((sb./sth.)) 給(某人/某事)帶來恥辱 He brought disgrace on the whole team.
to be a disgrace 是一個恥辱 Your behaviour was a disgrace.
in disgrace 不光彩地 He resigned in disgrace.
近義詞
Synonyms: shame (羞恥), dishonour (不名譽); Antonyms: honour (榮譽), pride (驕傲), grace (體面)
詞源
來自「dis-」(不,相反)+「grace」(恩典,優雅)。指失寵或不受歡迎的狀態。
記憶技巧
將「dis-grace」理解為「grace」(體面、恩典)的反面。失去了體面,就是恥辱。