disgrace, humiliate, shame, dishonour) s' G# C+ _+ E
这些动词均含“使丢脸、使受耻辱”之意。5 m) a8 w" G# e
disgrace : 侧重在别人,尤其在众人面前丢脸。
# @! s) O( O; W$ p( w& w They have disgraced the whole school.(他们给整个学校都丢了脸。)& `' @7 ~6 y2 Y9 |; N5 c
humiliate : 强调受辱者自尊心的损坏。
/ I M3 {- S% m( \! q7 |, F& B Parents are humiliated if their children behave badly when guests are present.(子女在客人面前举止失当, 父母也失体面。)+ i# o: x+ F9 S x
shame : 指由不光彩或不道德的行为引起的惭愧感或羞耻感。
8 g2 o9 l" j _' a The class's unruly behaviour shamed the teacher.(这班学生不守规矩的行为使老师感到羞愧。)
) M1 a8 S6 N' d dishonour : 有时可与disgrace换用,但前者是指因失去荣誉所致。
+ _. O; _# r# E5 h" I) u There’s no dishonour in losing.(失败并不是耻辱。) |