Word · Frequency #11951
disgraceful
可耻的;丢脸的;不光彩的
核心释义
deserving or bringing disgrace; shameful
- 1.
带来耻辱或理应受辱的;可耻的
Bringing or warranting disgrace; shameful.
- 2.
冒犯道德情感并损害名誉的
giving offense to moral sensibilities and injurious to reputation; ; - Thackeray
- 3.
冒犯道德情感并损害名誉的
Giving offense to moral sensibilities and injurious to reputation.
- 4.
(指行为或品性)应受耻辱或带来耻辱的
(used of conduct or character) deserving or bringing disgrace or shame; - Rachel Carson
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
用法In use
The politician's behavior was disgraceful and caused public outrage.
用法提示:形容词作表语,表示行为令人不齿。
It is disgraceful that the company treated its workers so unfairly.
用法提示:形容词在主语从句中作表语,表示某事实令人感到羞耻。
She felt that the defeat was a disgraceful end to their season.
用法提示:形容词作定语,修饰名词,表示名誉扫地的。
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.
相关词与表达Connections
搭配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
学习提示Learner notes
记忆技巧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。
语境与语域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。
发音与拼写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。
用法优先级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。
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