humiliate
翻譯
羞辱, 使丟臉
例句
He tried to humiliate her in front of her friends.
他試圖在她的朋友面前羞辱她。
I felt so humiliated when I forgot my lines.
當我忘了台詞時,我感到非常羞辱。
文法模式
((sb.)) 羞辱((某人)) She was afraid he would humiliate her.
to feel humiliated 感到被羞辱 He felt humiliated by their laughter.
近義詞
同義詞: embarrass, disgrace, shame; 反義詞: honor, praise
詞源
源自拉丁語「humiliare」(使謙卑),來自「humilis」(低的,謙卑的),而後者又來自「humus」(土地,地面)。意思是把某人「貶到地上」。
記憶技巧
想像一下被貶到「humus」(泥土/地面),感覺非常低落和羞愧。