Word · CEFR B2 · Frequency #7713
humiliation
耻辱；丢脸；失面子
核心释义
the state of being humiliated or having lost self-respect; disgrace
- 1.
羞辱或使某人谦卑的行为；贬抑骄傲；使人难堪
The act of humiliating or humbling someone; abasement of pride; mortification.
- 2.
耻辱或自尊丧失的状态
state of disgrace or loss of self-respect
- 3.
被羞辱、贬低或屈从的状态
The state of being humiliated, humbled or reduced to lowliness or submission.
- 4.
强烈的尴尬感
strong feelings of embarrassment
- 5.
导致失去威望或自尊的事例
an instance in which you are caused to lose your prestige or self-respect
尴尬；难堪；羞愧；丢脸的事；受辱的经历；羞辱；侮辱；羞辱或使某人谦卑的行为；贬抑骄傲；使人难堪；耻辱或自尊丧失的状态
用法In use
Enduring the public humiliation of a failed presentation taught him humility.
用法提示：名词，作宾语，表示公开的耻辱事件。
She felt a deep sense of humiliation when her mistake was pointed out in front of the whole class.
用法提示：名词，作介词宾语，表示内心的耻辱感。
The humiliation of being passed over for promotion made him consider resigning.
用法提示：名词，作主语，表示被忽视的耻辱状态。
he had to undergo one humiliation after another
suffer humiliation
He suffered great humiliation in front of his peers.
他在同龄人面前遭受了极大的羞辱。
相关词与表达Connections
搭配Collocations
- public humiliation
- 公开羞辱
- He faced public humiliation after the scandal was revealed.丑闻曝光后，他面临公开羞辱。
- utter humiliation
- 彻底的耻辱
- The team's defeat was an utter humiliation.球队的失利是彻底的耻辱。
- suffer humiliation
- 遭受羞辱
- She suffered humiliation at the hands of her colleagues.她在同事那里遭受了羞辱。
- endure humiliation
- 忍受羞辱
- He had to endure humiliation for years before quitting.他在辞职前忍受了多年的羞辱。
- the humiliation of defeat
学习提示Learner notes
记忆技巧Memory Tip
联想“humiliation”中的“hum”像被人轻蔑地“哼”了一声，那是极度丢脸的时刻。
语境与语域Context & Register
语域：中性偏正式；典型语境：正式场合、心理描述、新闻报道等。
语法说明Grammar Note
指抽象概念时不可数，指具体丢脸事件时可数
发音与拼写Pronunciation & Spelling
All these words share the ending /-eɪʃən/, which rhymes with "humiliation". Note that words like "action" (/ˈækʃən/) or "mention" (/ˈmɛnʃən/) have different vowel sounds despite the same spelling.
用法优先级Usage priority
Collins 词频等级为 2，建议结合例句记忆，而不是只背中文释义。
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