"mortifying" in Chinese (Traditional)

• 令人羞愧的
• 令人尷尬的

Definition

讓人感到極度尷尬、羞愧或丟臉的。

Usage Notes (Chinese (Traditional))

“mortifying” 比 “embarrassing” 正式且語氣更重，用於表示極大屈辱或羞恥。常和 “experience”、“moment” 等詞搭配。口語多用 “embarrassing” 或 “humiliating”。

Examples

It was mortifying when I forgot my speech in front of everyone.

在大家面前忘詞真的很**令人羞愧**。

A mortifying mistake made him want to leave the room.

一個**令人尷尬的**錯誤讓他想離開房間。

The photos were so mortifying that she deleted them immediately.

這些照片太**令人羞愧**，她馬上刪掉了。

Honestly, tripping on stage was the most mortifying thing that ever happened to me.

說實話，上臺摔倒是我經歷過最**尷尬**的事了。

That silent pause after my joke was absolutely mortifying.

我講完笑話後的那段沉默真是**令人尷尬**到極點。

She found it mortifying when her mom started showing baby photos to her friends.

她覺得媽媽給朋友們看她的嬰兒照真是太**丟臉**了。