“ashamed” 表示“感到羞愧的;感到难为情的;因做错事或失礼而内疚的”。常见搭配:be ashamed of(为……感到羞愧)、be ashamed to do(羞于做……)。
/əˈʃeɪmd/
I felt ashamed after I lied to my friend.
我对朋友撒谎后感到很羞愧。
She was ashamed to admit that she had judged him too quickly, especially after learning the full story.
得知完整经过后,她更觉得难以启齿,承认自己太快就下了判断。
“ashamed” 来自古英语 scamian(感到羞愧、害臊),与“羞耻/耻感”的概念相关;现代形式常与形容词后缀化用,表示一种“内心因不当行为或处境而产生的羞愧感”。