humiliation
翻译
屈辱, 耻辱, 丢脸
例句
He suffered the humiliation of being fired.
他遭受了被解雇的屈辱。
The public humiliation was too much for him.
公开的羞辱让他难以承受。
语法模式
the humiliation of (-ing) 做某事的屈辱 He suffered the humiliation of being fired.
近义词
同义词: shame, disgrace, embarrassment; 反义词: honor, dignity
词源
源自拉丁语“humus”(土地)。后缀“-ation”表示行为或状态。
记忆技巧
后缀“-ation”表示“行为”。被贬低到尘埃(humus)里的“行为”就是屈辱。