embarrassment
翻譯
尷尬, 難堪, 窘迫
例句
He blushed with embarrassment.
他尷尬得臉紅了。
The old car was an embarrassment to the family.
那輛舊車是全家的一個難堪。
文法模式
to (sb.'s) embarrassment 令(某人)尷尬的是 To my embarrassment, I forgot his name.
a source of embarrassment 尷尬的來源 The situation was a source of embarrassment.
近義詞
Synonyms: shame, humiliation, awkwardness; Antonyms: pride, confidence
詞源
由動詞 'embarrass' 加上表示狀態或結果的名詞後綴 '-ment' 構成。
記憶技巧
後綴 '-ment' 將動作 (embarrass) 變成了其導致的狀態或感覺 (embarrassment)。