"mortification" in Chinese (Traditional)

• 羞辱
• 羞愧

Definition

羞辱是指因某事或自己的行為而感到極度的羞愧或尷尬。

Usage Notes (Chinese (Traditional))

“羞辱”比一般“尷尬”更嚴重，常見於正式或文學語境，用於表達極度的羞愧或恥辱，不描述日常的小尷尬。

Examples

She felt mortification when everyone laughed at her mistake.

當大家嘲笑她的錯誤時，她感到極大的**羞辱**。

His face turned red with mortification during the interview.

他在面試時因**羞辱**而臉紅了。

The loss brought great mortification to the team.

失敗給團隊帶來了極大的**羞辱**。

To his mortification, he realized he had been talking with spinach in his teeth all day.

令他**羞愧**的是，他發現自己一天都帶著菠菜在牙縫裡和別人說話。

I could see the mortification on her face after the awkward silence.

尷尬的沉默之後，我能看到她臉上的**羞辱**。

Nothing compares to the mortification of accidentally calling your boss 'mom.'

無意中叫老闆“媽媽”，沒有比這種**羞辱**更糟的了。