mortify
翻譯
使受辱, 使窘迫
例句
She was mortified by her son's rude behaviour.
她因兒子粗魯的行為而感到羞辱。
His clumsy comment mortified the whole family.
他笨拙的評論讓全家人都感到窘迫。
文法模式
((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.
近義詞
同義詞: embarrass (使尷尬), humiliate (羞辱), shame (使蒙羞)
詞源
源自拉丁語「mors」（死亡）+「facere」（製造）。字面意思是「致死」，後來引申為導致極度尷尬，彷彿人會「羞愧而死」。
記憶技巧
與「mort」（死亡）聯繫起來。感到「mortified」就像是尷尬到想「死」一樣。