"shame" in Chinese (Traditional)

• 羞恥
• 遺憾

Definition

Shame 指因為做了錯誤、愚蠢或不被社會接受的事而產生的羞愧、內疚或失去尊嚴的痛苦感覺。它也可以表示「遺憾、可惜」，用來說明某事很不幸。

Usage Notes (Chinese (Traditional))

它常作名詞使用，也常出現在 'What a shame' 和 'have no shame' 這類表達中。Shame 比 'embarrassment' 更強，常帶有更深的羞愧或道德意味。注意：在 'It's a shame' 裡，它表示「真可惜」，不是道德上的羞恥。

Examples

She felt shame after telling a lie.

她撒謊後感到**羞恥**。

It is a shame that the park is closed today.

今天公園關門了，真**遺憾**。

He hung his head in shame.

他羞愧地低下了頭，滿是**羞恥**。

What a shame—we were just starting to have fun.

真**可惜**——我們才剛開始玩得開心。

He has no shame asking people for money like that.

他那樣向別人要錢，真是毫無**羞恥**心。

I still carry a lot of shame about how I treated my brother.

一想到我當時那樣對待哥哥，我心裡仍然有很深的**羞恥**感。