disgrace

• n. 耻辱；丢脸的人或事；失宠
• vt. 使……失宠；给……丢脸；使……蒙受耻辱；贬黜

dis-, 不，非，使相反。grace, 优雅，光彩。

1. a state of dishonor;

"one mistake brought shame to all his family"

"suffered the ignominy of being sent to prison"

disgrace (v.)

1550s, "disfigure," from Middle French disgracier (16c.), from Italian disgraziare, from disgrazia "misfortune, deformity," from dis- "opposite of" (see dis-) + grazia "grace" (see grace). Meaning "bring shame upon" is from 1590s. Related: Disgraced; disgracing. The noun is 1580s, from Middle French disgrace (16c.).

disgrace, humiliate, shame, dishonour

这些动词均含"使丢脸，使受耻辱"之意。

disgrace： 侧重在别人，尤其在众人面前丢脸。

humiliate： 强调受辱者自尊心的损坏。

shame： 指由不光彩或不道德的行为引起的惭愧感或羞耻感。

dishonour： 有时可与disgrace换用，但前者是指因失去荣誉所致。

humble, humiliate, degrade, disgrace

这些动词均含有"使丢脸，使受耻辱"之意。

humble常可和degrade换用，强调降级所带来的耻辱；也多指自卑和感到渺小无能的心理状态。

humiliate： 指损伤或剥夺自尊感，损坏自尊心，强调蒙受耻辱。

degrade： 指因过失而受到降级、阶格；也多指因自身的境遇而感到耻辱。

disgrace： 指降低某人在他人心目中的地位，使其丢脸。

shame, disgrace, embarrassment, dishonour

这些名词均含"丢脸，羞愧"之意。

shame： 多指因非法婚烟、私生、卖国或犯法等而丢失脸面或败坏名声，使他人认为"丢脸"、"可耻"。

disgrace： 常指失去他人的尊敬和称赞而使自己感受到的丢脸、耻辱。

embarrassment： 多指在社交活动中所遇到的尴尬事。

dishonour： 指失去原来享有的光荣或自尊和自重。

Many recruiters say the old disgrace is fading for top performers.

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Today we have a tendency to label obesity as a disgrace.

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Her behaviour has brought disgrace on her family.

她的行为使家人蒙羞。

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The swimmer was sent home from the Olympics in disgrace .

这位游泳运动员很不光彩地从奥运会上被遣送回国。

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There is no disgrace in being poor.

贫穷不是耻辱。

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Sam was in disgrace with his parents.

萨姆已失宠于他的父母。

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Your homework is an absolute disgrace.

你做的作业太丢人了。

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That sort of behaviour is a disgrace to the legal profession.

这种行为是法律界的耻辱。

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The state of our roads is a national disgrace.

我们的道路状况是国家的耻辱。

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It's a disgrace that (= it is very wrong that) they are paid so little.

他们的报酬如此微薄，太不像话了。

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I disgraced myself by drinking far too much.

我喝酒过多出了洋相。

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He had disgraced the family name.

他玷污了家族的名声。

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He was publicly disgraced and sent into exile.

他被当众贬谪，放逐异乡。

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a disgraced politician/leader

失势的从政者 / 领导人

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I have disgraced my family's name...

我让家人蒙羞。

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I've disgraced myself by the actions I've taken.

我的行为让我颜面尽失。

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What went on was a scandal. It was a disgrace to Britain.

发生的一切是个丑闻，是给英国抹黑。

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Republican leaders called him a disgrace to the party...

共和党领导人称他是全党的耻辱。

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The national airline is a disgrace.

国家航空公司真可耻。

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She has brought disgrace upon womankind.

她的行为让女性蒙羞。

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The way the sales were handled was a complete disgrace...

这种销售手段为人所不齿。

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His vice president also had to resign in disgrace...

他的副总统也被迫不光彩地辞去职务。

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He was in disgrace after his ungentlemanly behavior.

他因为行为不检而为人所不齿.

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Goldman today stands in disgrace.

哥尔德曼今天已经失宠了.

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It's really a disgrace!

简直是丢丑!

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Is it a disgrace for a woman having too many boyfriends?

对女人来说,交太多男朋友算是件不光彩的事 吗 ?

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For example, chaotic relationships and the prostitution of children are a huge disgrace a civilized society.

例如乱伦,雏妓问题,是文明社会的地一大耻辱.

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When calamity, or when disgrace to the house, let the Dedlocks listen for my steps.

当这个家庭出了不幸的事或丢脸的事, 就让德洛克家的人听听我的脚步声吧!

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No, he would never disgrace his name so far.

不, 他决不会把自己的名声辱没到这般田地.

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