shaming
shaming — 名詞
1. the practice of making someone look bad in front of many people, often online, s
公開羞辱
公開讓某人難堪以引來大眾批評
the practice of making someone look bad in front of many people, often online, so that others will judge or reject them
Online shaming spread fast after Kofi posted the angry video clip.
Kofi 貼出那段憤怒的影片後，網路上的公開羞辱很快就傳開了。
collocation: online shaming
After the school assembly, Niran argued that public shaming only makes bullies angrier.
在學校朝會之後，Niran 主張公開羞辱只會讓霸凌者更生氣。
collocation: public shaming
Yuki deleted the account after weeks of cruel shaming from strangers.
在被陌生人殘忍羞辱好幾週後，Yuki 刪掉了那個帳號。
Mr. Cyrus told his class that shaming a quiet classmate online can break a friendship.
Cyrus 老師告訴全班，在網路上羞辱一個文靜的同學可能會破壞一段友誼。
Lawmakers in the capital voted to stop the shaming of crime victims on social media.
首都的立法者投票決定要阻止在社群媒體上羞辱犯罪被害人。
- humiliation
stronger; stresses the loss of dignity the target feels
- denunciation
more formal; a public statement that someone has done wrong
- naming and shaming
fixed phrase; openly identifying a wrongdoer to embarrass them
- praise
publicly saying someone has done well
文法句型
public shaming
online shaming
用法筆記
Often uncountable and frequently modified by a noun describing the target or setting (body-shaming, online shaming, public shaming). Rarely takes 'a/an'.
常見錯誤
shaming — 形容詞
- shamingpositive
- more shamingcomparative
- most shamingsuperlative
1. making someone feel embarrassed because they think they have done something wron
蒙羞的
令人因做錯或不如人而感到難堪
making someone feel embarrassed because they think they have done something wrong or fallen short
Losing the final match at home was a shaming defeat for the team.
在主場輸掉決賽，對這支球隊來說是一場蒙羞的敗仗。
attributive: a shaming + noun
Mauricio remembered the shaming moment when his boss read the email aloud.
Mauricio 還記得老闆把那封電子郵件大聲念出來、讓他蒙羞的那一刻。
Inspectors photographed the dirty hospital wards and called them a shaming failure of care.
檢查人員拍下骯髒的醫院病房，並稱之為一次令人蒙羞的照護失敗。
Rania found the low test score a shaming reminder of her lazy month.
對 Rania 來說，那個低分是個讓她蒙羞的提醒，提醒她偷懶了一個月。
Kabir called it a shaming experience to be sent out of the meeting before the clients.
Kabir 稱在客戶面前被請出會議室是一次令人蒙羞的經歷。
- humiliating
more common; works both before a noun and after 'be'
- embarrassing
milder; everyday word for awkward situations
- mortifying
very strong; deep, almost unbearable embarrassment
- honourable
bringing respect rather than embarrassment
文法句型
a shaming + noun
用法筆記
Almost always attributive (before the noun: 'a shaming defeat'); learners rarely use it after 'be'. Typically pairs with nouns about public failure or exposure.