Word · Frequency #11951
disgraceful
可耻的；丢脸的；不光彩的
deserving or bringing disgrace; shameful
- 1.
Bringing or warranting disgrace; shameful.
带来耻辱或理应受辱的；可耻的
- 2.
giving offense to moral sensibilities and injurious to reputation; ; - Thackeray
冒犯道德情感并损害名誉的
- 3.
Giving offense to moral sensibilities and injurious to reputation.
冒犯道德情感并损害名誉的
- 4.
(used of conduct or character) deserving or bringing disgrace or shame; - Rachel Carson
(指行为或品性)应受耻辱或带来耻辱的
带来耻辱或理应受辱的；可耻的；冒犯道德情感并损害名誉的；(指行为或品性)应受耻辱或带来耻辱的；可耻的；不名誉的
In use
The politician's behavior was disgraceful and caused public outrage.
It is disgraceful that the company treated its workers so unfairly.
She felt that the defeat was a disgraceful end to their season.
be disgraceful
His behavior was disgraceful.
他的行为是可耻的。
disgraceful + noun
disgraceful 常修饰行为、态度等名词。
They committed a disgraceful act.
他们犯下了可耻的行为。
it is disgraceful that...
that 从句作真正主语。
It is disgraceful that he lied to the court.
Connections
Collocations
- disgraceful behavior
- 可耻的行为
- His disgraceful behavior shocked everyone at the meeting.他在会议上的可耻行为令所有人震惊。
- disgraceful treatment
- 可耻的对待，不公的待遇
- The workers received disgraceful treatment from their employer.工人们遭到了雇主可耻的对待。
- disgraceful state
- 丢人的状况；糟糕透顶的状态
- The building has been left in a disgraceful state.这座建筑被弄得破败不堪，十分丢人。
- absolutely disgraceful
- 极其可耻
- It is absolutely disgraceful that he was not punished.他没有受到惩罚，这简直太可耻了。
- disgraceful scenes
- 可耻的场面
- Disgraceful scenes followed the final whistle.终场哨声响起后出现了可耻的场面。
Learner notes
Memory Tip
拆开记：dis（不）+ grace（体面）+ ful，不体面的事，就是让人丢脸、可耻的行为。
Context & Register
语域：mixed 常见场景：formal criticism、news reports、emphatic casual complaint disgraceful 通常语域偏正式，多用于正式批评、新闻报道或公开表态；在日常口语中较少用，若使用常带夸张的强烈不满语气。
Pronunciation & Spelling
graceful 与 disgraceful 完全押韵（重读元音及之后相同：/ɡreɪsfəl/）。disgrace 和 grace 虽形似 disgraceful 的开头，但不押韵，因为它们缺少结尾的 /fəl/ 音节。shameful、painful 只共享 -ful 的拼写和 /fəl/ 发音，并不与 disgraceful 押韵；peaceful 共享 -ceful 的拼写和 /sfəl/ 音，但重读元音不同（/iː/ 对 /eɪ/），也不押韵。
Usage priority
Collins 词频等级为 1，建议结合例句记忆，而不是只背中文释义。
Dictionary facts from ECDICT, WIKTIONARY.