Ashamed与shameful的用法辨析

 

ashamed, shameful 这两个形容词均含"羞愧的"之意。

1. ashamed 用于人，指因干了错事、坏事或傻事等而感到羞愧。

2. shameful 指人或人的行为本身不光彩、不道德。

 

一、ashamed    英 [əˈʃeɪmd]   美 [əˈʃemd] 

     adj.  惭愧的，羞耻的，害臊的; 难为情;

双语例句

1. I felt incredibly ashamed of myself for getting so angry. 我对自己发那么大的火而深感惭愧。

2. He knew full well he'd be ashamed of himself later. 他很清楚地知道自己过后会无地自容。

3. I'm not ashamed about it. 但我并不为此感到羞耻。

4. You ought to be ashamed of yourselves. You've created this problem. 

你们应该感到惭愧，都是你们惹的祸。

5. Women are often ashamed to admit they are being abused.妇女对受到的侵犯常常羞于承认。

6.  I felt ashamed of myself. 我感到惭愧。

8. I'm ashamed of the babyish nonsense I write.我对自己写出这么幼稚的东西感到羞愧。

9. I'd be ashamed to admit feeling jealous.

我不好意思承认自己的嫉妒之心。

10. She was deeply ashamed of her behaviour at the party.她对自己在聚会上的行为深感羞愧。

11. Peter ought to be ashamed of himself. 

彼得应为自己感到羞耻。

12. Of course he would be ashamed to borrow often. 当然,常常向人借钱他自己也会惭愧的.

13. You should be ashamed of yourself, crawling to the director like that.你那样巴结董事,应该感到羞耻.

14. He is ashamed to show his face at the club.他不好意思在俱乐部露脸.

15. I should be ashamed to show my face in public.我不好意思抛头露面.

 

四级真题试题原句

 

1. We feel disappointed in ourselves and ashamed.

2. He is ashamed of his present condition.

词根词典

shame表示"羞愧"     adj. ashamed惭愧的, 羞耻的

a在……,……的+shame羞愧+ed表形容词

→adj.惭愧的, 羞耻的

shameless不知羞耻的   shame羞愧+less无→adj.不知羞耻的

 

shame羞愧→n.羞耻, 羞愧, 可耻的人[或事物]

常用词组

① feel ashamed 抱愧

② ashamed of 觉得羞耻

 

I am personally ashamed of you- -our ancestors came from Nanyang , but we all feel that Nanyang Chinese are all shamed by having someone like you .我个人也觉得羞耻：我们祖父母辈都是南洋华侨，但是我们都

觉得南洋华侨出现你这种人为我们的耻辱。

④ ashamed to 惭愧地

I'm ashamed to say that it's true .我只能惭愧地说，这是真的。

 

二、shameful

 

shameful adj. 指人或人的行为本身不光彩、不道德可耻的; 丢脸的; 不体面的; 猥亵的;

 

双语例句

1. The idea that she witnessed this shameful incident meant nothing to him. 

虽然她目睹了这可耻的一幕，但是这对他来说无关紧要。

2. It was shameful the way she was treated.  她竟然受到那样的对待，太不像话了。

3. It is very shameful of him to show off.  他向人炫耀自己,真不害臊.

5. We must expose this shameful activity to the newspapers.  我们一定要向报社揭露这一无耻行径.

6. They played a shameful [ despicable ] role in this farce.  他们在这场闹剧中扮演了可耻 [ 鄙 ] 的角色.

7. Better a glorious death than a shameful life.  宁可光明磊落地死,决不卑鄙无耻地生.

8. Of course, we are aware of their shameful actions.  当然,他们的无耻行径, 我们是有数的.

9. When his employers discovered his shameful past, they hounded him out of the company.当他的雇主发现他过去不光彩的行为后, 就把他从公司赶了出去.

10. He feels it very shameful to sponge on his parents after he's grown up.  他觉得自己长大了还依赖父母感觉很丢脸.

11. Only those who have no sense of shame can do such shameful things.  只有不要脸的人才能做出这样不要脸的事.

13.  There's nothing shameful in being a spinster.  当老处女也没什么丢人的,看看皮蒂姑妈.

 

词根词典后缀

一、 -ful

1. 表形容词,"有……的;充满……的"; 2. 表名词,"满,量"

adj.  baneful有害的,致祸的

bane毒药,祸害+ful有……的;充满……的→adj.有害的,致祸的

cheerful愉快的,高兴的

cheer愉快,欢呼+ful有……的;充满……的→adj.愉快的,高兴的

faithful守信的,忠实的

faith信任,信念+ful有……的;充满……的→adj.守信的,忠实的

forgetful健忘的,不注意的,疏忽的

forget忘记+ful有……的;充满……的→adj.健忘的,不注意的,疏忽的

fruitful果实结得多的,多产的,富有成效的

fruit果实+ful有……的;充满……的→adj.果实结得多的,多产的,富有成效的

graceful优美的

grace优美+ful有……的;充满……的→adj.优美的

grateful [to,for]感激的;感谢的

grate=grat感激+ful多……的→adj.[to,for]感激的;感谢的

hopeful 给人希望的,抱有希望的

hope希望+ful有……的;充满……的→adj.给人希望的,抱有希望的

powerful强大的,有力的

power力量+ful有……的;充满……的→adj.强大的,有力的

shameful可耻的;不道德的

shame耻辱+ful有……的;充满……的→adj.可耻的;不道德的

successful成功的

success成功,胜利+ful有……的;充满……的→adj.成功的

thoughtful深思的,有思想性的,体贴的,关切的

thought思考,想法+ful有……的;充满……的→adj.深思的,有思想性的,体贴的,关切的

willful任性的,故意的

will意志+ful有……的;充满……的→adj.任性的,故意的

wonderful令人惊奇的,奇妙的,极好的

wonder奇迹+ful有……的;充满……的→adj.令人惊奇的,奇妙的,极好的

spoonful一匙的量

spoon匙+ful满,量→adj.一匙的量

 

二、--ful    n.

armful一抱之量

arm臂,抱+ful满,量→n.一抱之量

handful一把;少数;一小撮

hand手+ful满,量→n.一把;少数;一小撮

mouthful满口,一口,少量

mouth口+ful满,量→n.满口,一口,少量

 

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② in shame 由于害羞

③ crying shame 奇耻大辱

④ For shame 不要脸，真不害臊

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