shameful
英 ['ʃeɪmfʊl; -f(ə)l]
美 ['ʃemfl]
中文詞源
shameful 可恥的shame,羞恥，-ful,形容詞後綴。
英文詞源
- shameful (adj.)
- Old English scamful "modest;" see shame (n.) + -ful. Meaning "disgraceful, causing shame" is from c. 1300. Related: Shamefully; shamefulness. Middle English shamely (adv.) "shamefully" for some reason has fallen from use. Old English scamlic (adj.) "shameful, disgraceful," but this also could mean "modest."
雙語例句
- 1. The idea that she witnessed this shameful incident meant nothing to him.
- 雖然她目睹了這可恥的一幕，但是這對他來說無關緊要。
來自柯林斯例句
- 2. He accused the company of "shameful foot-dragging".
- 他批評這家公司“極其拖遝”。
來自柯林斯例句
- 3. It was shameful the way she was treated.
- 她竟然受到那樣的對待，太不像話了。
來自《權威詞典》
- 4. It is very shameful of him to show off.
- 他向人炫耀自己,真不害臊.
來自《簡明英漢詞典》
- 5. We must expose this shameful activity to the newspapers.
- 我們一定要向報社揭露這一無恥行徑.
來自《簡明英漢詞典》