To chasten someone is to make them see that they were wrong, foolish, or too proud — not usually by hitting them, but by what happens next. A bad result, a quiet rebuke, a public miss: the person comes out smaller, more careful, a little ashamed.

To chasten someone把某人chasten is to make them see that they were wrong, foolish, or too proud是讓他們看清自己錯了、蠢了，或太驕傲了——not usually by hitting them通常不是靠打他們，but by what happens next而是靠接下來發生的事。A bad result一個壞結果、a quiet rebuke一句悄悄的責備、a public miss一次公開的失誤：the person那個人 comes out smaller走出來時變得渺小一點，more careful謹慎一點，a little ashamed也有點羞愧。

We often use it in the passive: he was chastened by the defeat; she felt chastened. It is a serious, slightly literary verb.

We我們 often use it in the passive常常用被動式：he was chastened by the defeat他因這次挫敗而chastened；she felt chastened她感到chastened。It它 is a serious, slightly literary verb是個嚴肅、有點文學味的動詞。

It is milder and more about the heart than chastise, which can still sound like scolding or punishment, and much milder than old physical senses of punish.

It它 is milder and more about the heart than chastise比chastise更溫和、更偏向內心，which can still sound like scolding or punishment而chastise聽起來還是像責罵或懲罰，and much milder than old physical senses of punish而且比古老、帶有體罰意味的punish溫和得多。

It comes from Old French chastier, “to punish,” from Latin castīgō, and it is a doublet of chastise and of castigate; it is also related to chaste, though today’s speakers do not hear “pure” in it.

It它 comes from Old French chastier來自古法文chastier，“to punish,”意思是「懲罰」，from Latin castīgō源自拉丁文castīgō，and it is a doublet of chastise and of castigate而且是chastise和castigate的雙生詞；it它 is also related to chaste也跟chaste（貞潔）有關，though today’s speakers do not hear “pure” in it不過現在的人已經聽不出裡面「純潔」的意味了。

You chasten a person (or their pride), not a piece of metal.

You你 chasten a person (or their pride)chasten的是一個人（或他們的自尊），not a piece of metal而不是一塊金屬。