| 词汇 | thesaurus_articles_ashamed |
| 释义 | ashamedThese words refer to feeling slightly guilty and shy about something you have done. One common word for this is ashamed. Ashamed implies that the thing you did that you feel guilty about is morally wrong or bad. He was ashamed that he had been caught stealing. The opposite of ashamed is unashamed. Unashamed is more formal than ashamed. Though the artist was now disgraced, she was an unashamed admirer of his work. Embarrassed is often used instead of ashamed. I was too embarrassed to admit I was wrong. In more literary contexts, if someone is or looks abashed, they are embarrassed. You can also use the word shamefaced. She looked at the floor, abashed. He stood shamefaced at the door, looking at the vase he had just knocked to the ground. If someone feels sheepish, they feel slightly embarrassed or ashamed because of something silly that they have done. She startled, then gave him a sheepish smile as she picked up her dropped papers. If someone feels very ashamed, you could say that person is mortified. She'd be mortified if she knew she'd upset her family. If you feel ashamed because you know you have done something wrong, you could use the word guilty. I feel so guilty about forgetting her birthday. You could use the word humiliated when people are so ashamed that they lose respect for themselves. Feeling betrayed and humiliated, she considered quitting her job. |
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