humiliating
/hjuːˈmɪlieɪtɪŋ/ (bre, ipa) · /hjuːˈmɪlieɪtɪŋ/ (ame, ipa) · /hyü-ˈmi-lē-ˌā-tiŋ yü-/ (ame, mw)
humiliating — 形容詞
- humiliatingpositive
- more humiliatingcomparative
- most humiliatingsuperlative
1. causing a person to feel foolish and lose their sense of worth, especially when
羞辱的；丟臉的
使人感到羞恥或失去尊嚴的
causing a person to feel foolish and lose their sense of worth, especially when other people see what has happened
Fatima found it humiliating when the teacher read her spelling mistakes aloud to the class.
Fatima 覺得老師在全班面前大聲唸出她的拼寫錯誤，實在很丟臉。
find it humiliating when + [embarrassing event]
For Samir, the most humiliating moment was dropping his lunch tray in the crowded cafeteria.
對 Samir 來說，最難堪的時刻莫過於在擁擠的餐廳裡打翻餐盤。
Zahra called the job interview a humiliating experience after she failed to answer any question.
Zahra 說那次工作面試是一次羞辱的經歷，因為她連一個問題都答不出來。
Andre found it humiliating to admit that his team had lost to far younger players.
Andre 覺得承認自己的球隊輸給年紀小得多的對手，是一件很丟臉的事。
The team suffered a humiliating defeat in the final match, losing twelve to zero.
該隊在決賽中以零比十二慘敗，經歷了一場羞辱性的挫敗。
- embarrassing
milder; describes awkwardness rather than deep loss of dignity
- degrading
emphasises being treated as less worthy as a person
- shameful
focuses on moral wrongdoing or public disgrace
- dignified
showing calm, serious, and worthy behaviour
- honourable
deserving of respect and admiration
用法筆記
Stronger than 'embarrassing' — humiliating implies a deeper blow to one's dignity or self-respect, often in a public context. Common with nouns such as 'experience', 'defeat', 'moment', 'failure', and 'loss'.