mortification 详细解释

mortification

[.mɔ:tifi'keiʃən]

n.耻辱, 屈辱, 禁欲,[医]坏疽

n.[U]

1. 屈辱; 羞愧; 失面子

To my mortification, my manuscript was rejected.

使我感到失面子的是:我的稿件被退了回来。

mortification at having spilled food at the tablecloth

因把食物泼在桌布上而感到窘迫

2. 【宗】禁欲; 苦行

3. 【医】坏疽

词义辨析

同义参见:

shame  embarrassment  chagrin  

英英释义

名词 mortification:

strong feelings of embarrassment

同义词：chagrin, humiliation

the localized death of living cells (as from infection or the interruption of blood supply)

同义词：necrosis, gangrene, sphacelus

an instance in which you are caused to lose your prestige or self-respect

同义词：humiliation

(Christianity) the act of mortifying the lusts of the flesh by self-denial and privation (especially by bodily pain or discomfort inflicted on yourself)

补充

mortificationmortification英:[ˈmɔ:tifiˈkeiʃən] 美:[ˌmɔrtəfɪˈkeʃən]n.1.羞辱,禁欲,动物体组织局部的坏死

例句

1. The chairman tried to disguise his mortification.主席极力掩饰自己的窘迫。 2. Welles suffered the public mortification of becoming a before-and-after spectacle: a handsome messiah turned blob.韦尔斯前后变化很大, 由帅气的大英雄变成一个无足轻重的人, 在公众面前颜面扫地。 3. To my mortification, my eyes began to fill with tears.让我难堪的是, 我的眼中开始涌出泪水。 4. He was detained for a week, to the mortification of his family.他被拘留了一个星期, 令家人蒙羞。 5. He was filled with mortification when he realized his mistake.当他意识到自己的错误时，他感到非常难堪。 6. Imagine my mortification when I realized who she was!想象一下当我认出她是谁时，我有多尴尬！

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