名词 (n.) 公开的耻辱;不光彩;丢脸的行为或状态。指因卑劣或不道德的行为而遭受的公开羞辱和蔑视。
/ˈɪɡnəmɪni/
He suffered the ignominy of being fired in front of all his colleagues.
他遭受了当着所有同事的面被解雇的耻辱。
After years of ignominy following the scandal, the politician slowly rebuilt his reputation through quiet acts of public service.
丑闻之后经历了多年的屈辱,这位政治家通过默默从事公共服务,慢慢重建了自己的名誉。
源自拉丁语 ignominia,由 **in-**(表示否定,"不")和 nomen(意为"名字、名声")构成,字面意思是"失去好名声"。该词经由古法语传入英语,在16世纪开始广泛使用,强调一种因不名誉的行为而招致的公开羞辱。