Word · Frequency #32676
ignominy
/ˈignəmini/
noun
耻辱；不体面；不光彩
a state of dishonor
- 1.
Great dishonor, shame, or humiliation.
极大的耻辱、羞愧或屈辱
极大的耻辱、羞愧或屈辱；耻辱；无耻行为；不体面；[法] 无耻行为；丑行
In use
He faced the ignominy of being fired in front of his coworkers.
The team's defeat brought them nothing but ignominy.
She chose to resign quietly rather than suffer the ignominy of a public scandal.
in ignominy
用于描述某人处于不光彩的状态。
He left the company in ignominy.
他耻辱地离开了公司。
suffer ignominy
suffer 后接 ignominy 表示遭受耻辱。
The politician suffered the ignominy of defeat.
这位政治家遭受了失败的耻辱。
bring ignominy on/upon someone
bring ignominy on/upon 表示使某人蒙受耻辱。
His actions brought ignominy on his family.
他的行为给家人带来了耻辱。
Common mistakes
He suffered ignominious.He suffered ignominy.
错误：将形容词 'ignominious' 误用作名词。解释：动词 'suffered' 后需要名词作宾语，'ignominy' 是名词表示'耻辱'，而 'ignominious' 是形容词，不能直接作宾语。
He faced ignominy defeat.He faced ignominious defeat.
错误：将名词 'ignominy' 误用作形容词修饰名词。解释：修饰名词 'defeat' 需要形容词，'ignominious' 是形容词意为'可耻的'，而 'ignominy' 是名词，不能直接修饰名词。
Connections
Confusing words
- ignominious
- 可耻的，丢脸的 · ignominy是名词，ignominious是形容词，词性不同。
- infamy
- 臭名昭著，恶名 · ignominy侧重内心的耻辱感，infamy侧重公众的恶名远扬。
- ignorance
- 无知 · ignominy是耻辱，ignorance是无知，含义不同。
Word family
- ignominies
- plural
Learner notes
Learn the forms together
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