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abashed [əˋbæʃt]
adj. embarrassed or ashamed because you have done something wrong or stupid 尷尬的;羞愧的
【例句】
I stood abashed at his rebuke.
面對他的斥責我感到無地自容。
He was abashed at forgetting his wife's birthday.
他因忘了妻子的生日而感到慚愧。
【字源】belch(v. 打嗝) → 覺得很不好意思。
【衍生】1. bashful(adj. 害羞的)。 2. embarrass(v. 使困窘)。
【聯想】搞了自己滿臉灰(ash)所以很羞愧。
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