Humiliate的用法為何?同義詞有哪些?

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英文原文

Humiliate

中文翻譯

羞辱、使丟臉

文法概念

動詞及物動詞

Humiliate單字概述與用法:

humiliate是一個及物動詞,語意為羞辱,表示對某人進行言語或行動上的侮辱,使其在心理上感到極度不舒服、尊嚴受損。humiliate的三態為:humiliate / humiliated / humiliated。

  • 及物動詞:羞辱、使丟臉

humiliate / shame / embarrass 的差別:這三種情感雖然都與負面的自我感受有關,但它們的來源、焦點和處理方式有所不同。himiliate來自他人的行為,shame來自於自我評價,而embarrassment則是對特定社交情境的反應

  • humiliate – 指的是讓某人因為被別人公開地貶低或侮辱而感到自尊心受到極大傷害的行為。這通常涉及一種權力的不平等,是外在的行為對個體造成的影響。
    例句:He was humiliated by his classmates when they made fun of him in front of the whole school.
    當他的同學在全校面前取笑他時,他感到受到了羞辱。
  • shame – 當人們認為自己的行為或性格有缺陷,不符合個人或社會的標準時所感受到的一種內在的情感。shame(羞愧)更多地來自於內心的自我評價
    例句:She felt a deep sense of shame after lying to her parents.
    在對她的父母說謊後,她感到了深深的羞愧。
  • embarrass – 一種因為某種行為或情況在社交環境中被認為是不恰當或令人不舒服而產生的情感。尷尬通常與突然的社交失誤有關,是對特定情境的反應。
    例句:He felt embarrassed after tripping on the stage during his presentation.
    在演講中於舞台上絆倒後,他感到很尷尬。

及物動詞:羞辱、使丟臉

常見搭配詞:

  • feel humiliated by something
    因某事感到羞辱
    例句:She felt humiliated by the harsh feedback on her project.
    她的專案收到嚴厲回饋,讓她感到羞辱(丟臉)。
  • be humiliated for doing something
    因做了某事而被羞辱
    例句:She was humiliated for asking a simple question.
    她因問了一個簡單的問題而被羞辱。
  • be humiliated into doing something
    被羞辱到做某事
    例句:He was humiliated into apologizing after his inappropriate comments were made public.
    在他不當的評論被公開後,他被迫道歉(因被羞辱)。
  • humiliate someone by doing something
    做…去羞辱某人
    例句:The journalist humiliated the politician by exposing his lies to the public.
    這位記者向公眾揭露這位政客的謊言,讓他丟臉。
  • humiliate someone (publicly / in front of others)
    (公開 / 在他人面前) 羞辱某人
    例句:The manager humiliated her publicly by criticizing her performance in front of the team.
    經理在團隊面前批評她的表現,公開羞辱了她。
  • humiliate someone over something
    因某事羞辱某人
    例句:His boss humiliated him over his mistake during the presentation.
    他的老闆因他在演講出現錯誤而羞辱了他。
  • humiliate someone with words
    用言語羞辱某人
    例句:The teacher humiliated the student with harsh words for not completing the homework.
    老師因學生沒有完成作業,用嚴厲的言語羞辱了學生(嚴厲地罵他,帶負面措辭)。
  • humiliate someone through action
    通過行動羞辱某人
    例句:The team humiliated their rival through a decisive victory.
    該團隊以大幅度的優勢贏得勝利,使對手感到羞愧或丟臉(羞辱了他們的對手)。
  • humiliate oneself
    自我羞辱
    例句:He humiliated himself by getting drunk and making a scene at the party.
    他在派對上喝醉並大吵大鬧,真是丟臉(自我羞辱)。

例句:

  1. He humiliated his colleague by criticizing her work in front of everyone.
    他在眾人面前批評同事的工作,讓她感到丟臉。
  2. It’s cruel to humiliate someone in front of others, especially in a professional setting.
    在他人面前羞辱某人很殘忍,尤其是在專業場合中。
  3. They were humiliated after losing the game by a huge margin.
    以巨大的差距輸掉比賽後(遭遇慘敗後),他們感到很丟臉。
  4. She felt humiliated when her mistake was pointed out publicly.
    當她的錯誤被公開指出時,她感到很丟臉。
  5. Being humiliated in such a manner can have a lasting impact on someone’s self-esteem.
    以這樣的方式被羞辱會對一個人的自尊產生持久的影響。
  6. The company was humiliated by the scandal and tried to regain its reputation.
    該公司因醜聞而蒙羞(商譽受損),並試圖恢復聲譽。
  7. Humiliating someone for their failures does not help them improve.
    因某人的失敗而羞辱他們並不能幫助他們改善。

同義詞:

  • embarrass 使尷尬、使窘迫 vt. 表示讓某人感到不自在或難堪。
    例句:She was embarrassed when she realized her mistake in front of the class.
    當她在全班同學面前意識到自己的錯誤時,她感到很尷尬。
  • shame 使羞愧 vt. 指讓某人感到羞恥或失去尊嚴。
    例句:His actions shamed his entire family.
    他的行為讓他的整個家庭蒙羞。
  • degrade 降低、貶低 vt. 指在品質、地位或尊嚴上降低某人或某物。
    例句:The article degraded the achievements of the team.
    這篇文章貶低了團隊的成就。
  • belittle 貶低、輕視 vt. 表示減少某人或某事的重要性,使之看起來無足輕重。
    例句:He belittled his colleague’s contributions during the meeting.
    他在會議上貶低了同事的貢獻。
  • disgrace 使丟臉 vt. 表示讓某人或某事失去尊重,尤指公開地。
    例句:The scandal disgraced the politician, ruining his career.
    這起醜聞使這位政治家蒙羞,毀了他的職業生涯。

衍生字:

  • humiliation 羞辱 n.
  • humiliated 感到羞辱的 adj.
  • humility 謙遜、謙恭 n.
  • humble 謙遜的 adj.
  • humbly 謙遜地 adv.
  • humbleness 謙遜 n.
  • humbling 令人謙卑的 adj.

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目錄

Humiliate的使用頻率

從Google Ngram Viewer的數據可以看到,自1800年到2019年的在的219年間,Humiliate的使用頻率狀況,在2019年所出版的書籍中,每一百萬個字中,就會有1.04個字是Humiliate。

Citation

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作者:Barshai Huang

在我教英文的20多年間,我常常發現許多學生在學習英文時,在單字的使用上,往往沒有充分且正確的資源,因此我整理了許多學習英文時常常會應用到的單子,並且針對用法、同義詞以及文法重點解析,希望能幫助到所有學習英文的人。