V2EX embarrassing

Embarrassing

Definition / 释义

**embarrassing (adj.)**:令人尴尬的;让人难堪的;使人不自在的。(也可指“棘手的、令人为难的”处境)

Pronunciation / 发音

/mbrs/

Examples / 例句

That was an embarrassing mistake.
那是个很尴尬的错误。

She found it embarrassing to admit she didn’t understand the instructions, especially in front of her colleagues.
她觉得承认自己没看懂说明很难堪,尤其是在同事面前。

Etymology / 词源

来自 embarrass(使窘迫、使为难)+ -ing(形容词后缀,表示“令人……的”)。embarrass 源自法语 embarrasser,本义与“阻碍、使受困”有关,后来语义引申为“让人陷入窘境”,再发展出“尴尬、难堪”的现代含义。

Related Words / 相关词

Literary Works / 文学作品

  • James Joyce《A Portrait of the Artist as a Young Man》(《一个青年艺术家的画像》):作品中多处描写人物的羞怯与难堪情绪,常用 embarrassing/embarrassed 一类词汇呈现社交压力与自我意识。
  • Virginia Woolf《Mrs Dalloway》(《达洛维夫人》):在人物内心独白与社交场景中,出现对“令人尴尬的沉默/时刻”等体验的描述(含 embarrassing 用法)。
  • J.D. Salinger《The Catcher in the Rye》(《麦田里的守望者》):口语化叙述中涉及“难堪、尴尬”的情境表达,含 embarrassing 及相关词的使用。
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