embarrassment
翻译
尴尬, 难堪, 窘迫
例句
He blushed with embarrassment.
他尴尬得脸红了。
The old car was an embarrassment to the family.
那辆旧车是全家的一个难堪。
语法模式
to (sb.'s) embarrassment 令(某人)尴尬的是 To my embarrassment, I forgot his name.
a source of embarrassment 尴尬的来源 The situation was a source of embarrassment.
近义词
Synonyms: shame, humiliation, awkwardness; Antonyms: pride, confidence
词源
由动词 'embarrass' 加上表示状态或结果的名词后缀 '-ment' 构成。
记忆技巧
后缀 '-ment' 将动作 (embarrass) 变成了其导致的状态或感觉 (embarrassment)。