mortify
翻譯
使受辱, 使窘迫, 克制
例句
His rude comment mortified her.
他粗魯的評論使她受辱。
She was mortified to see her photo in the paper.
看到報紙上自己的照片，她感到非常窘迫。
文法模式
((sb.)) 使（某人）受辱。 His rude comment mortified her.
((to be mortified)) ((by/at sth. / to-inf)) （因…）感到窘迫。 She was mortified to see her photo in the paper.
近義詞
同義詞: embarrass, humiliate, shame; 反義詞: please, delight
詞源
源自拉丁語「mors」（死亡）和「facere」（製造）。字面意思是「致死」。
記憶技巧
想像一下，尷尬到想死的感覺。「mort-」這個詞根意味著死亡。