1. 1令人尷尬地;難為情地

    Embarrassingly tells you that something happens in a way that makes you — or someone else — feel ashamed, nervous, or uncomfortable, or that it is true to a degree that makes people wince.

    Embarrassingly tells you that something happens in a way that makes you — or someone else — feel ashamed, nervous, or uncomfortable embarrassingly 是在告訴你,某件事發生的方式讓你——或別人——覺得丟臉、緊張,或不自在, or that it is true to a degree that makes people wince或是某件事真實到讓人忍不住皺眉。

    You might say you embarrassingly forgot a name. You might say a film is embarrassingly bad, meaning it is so bad you feel awkward watching it.

    You might say you embarrassingly forgot a name你可能會說你 embarrassingly 忘記了一個名字(尷尬地忘了)。You might say a film is embarrassingly bad你可能會說一部電影 embarrassingly bad(爛到讓人尷尬), meaning it is so bad you feel awkward watching it意思是爛到你看的時候都覺得不自在。

    It is an adverb: it tells you how, or how much. It does not name the thing itself.

    It is an adverb這是一個副詞: it tells you how, or how much它告訴你「怎麼樣」或「到什麼程度」。It does not name the thing itself它並不是在指那件事本身。

    People use it in talk and in writing when they want to admit a small social fail, or to judge something as too much. The feeling is social: you are not in danger, but you wish the moment would end.

    People use it in talk and in writing人們在說話和寫作時會用它 when they want to admit a small social fail當他們想承認一個小小的社交失誤時, or to judge something as awkwardly too much或是想批評某件事誇張到讓人尷尬。The feeling is social這種感覺是社交性的: you are not in danger你並沒有處於危險之中, but you wish the moment would end但你希望那個當下趕快過去。

core核心畫面

組成embarrassing + -ly (in that way, or to that degree).

同家族的字

  • embarrassthe verb: to make someone feel ashamed or awkward
  • embarrassingthe adjective; this adverb is built from it
  • embarrassmentthe noun: the feeling or the awkward situation

原始詞典資料3 筆記錄

以下是外部詞典記錄的用法,摘錄並精簡格式,我們還沒有寫成教學內容。上面的說明才是我們自己寫的;有些用法可能上面已經講過了。

embarrassinglyadv/ɪmˈbæɹəsɪŋli/

  • 1

    In an embarrassing manner.

    • He stumbled embarrassingly about the dance floor.
  • 2

    To the point of embarrassment; to an extreme or bewildering degree.

    • He soon became not merely tipsy, but embarrassingly drunk.
    • He was presented with an embarrassingly long list of options.
  • 3

    Causing embarrassment.

    • Embarrassingly to me, my companion soon got drunk.

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