The noun. Ignominy is public shame — the state of having lost your good name, or the shaming event itself. It is used two ways.

The noun名詞 Ignominy is public shameIgnominy是公開的羞辱 the state of having lost your good name失去好名聲的那種狀態 or the shaming event itself或是那個造成羞辱的事件本身 It is used two ways它有兩種用法

As an uncountable idea: 'he lived out his last years in ignominy'. And, much more commonly, in one fixed frame: 'suffer / face / endure the ignominy of ___', where the blank is the humiliating thing. 'They suffered the ignominy of relegation.' 'She faced the ignominy of being asked to leave.' If you learn only one thing about this word, learn that frame — it is where the word actually lives.

As an uncountable idea當成不可數概念用 'he lived out his last years in ignominy'『他在恥辱中度過了晚年』 And, much more commonly而更常見的 in one fixed frame是用在一個固定的句型裡 'suffer / face / endure the ignominy of ___'『suffer / face / endure the ignominy of ___』 where the blank is the humiliating thing空格處放的是那件丟臉的事 'They suffered the ignominy of relegation.'『他們遭受了降級的恥辱。』 'She faced the ignominy of being asked to leave.'『她面對了被要求離開的難堪。』 If you learn only one thing about this word如果你對這個字只學一件事 learn that frame就學這個句型 it is where the word actually lives這個字真正活著的地方就在這裡

It is a formal, written word: newspapers, sports pages, history books, speeches. In everyday Taiwanese-student English you would just say 'the shame of' or 'how embarrassing it was'.

It is a formal, written word這是個正式的書面字 newspapers, sports pages, history books, speeches新聞、體育版、歷史書、演講稿 In everyday Taiwanese-student English在台灣學生的日常英文裡 you would just say你大概只會說 'the shame of' or 'how embarrassing it was'『the shame of』或『how embarrassing it was』

Note the difference from plain 'shame': shame can be the feeling inside you, alone in your room. Ignominy is public — it needs other people watching.

Note the difference from plain 'shame'注意它跟單純的『shame』的不同 shame can be the feeling inside youshame可以是你內心的感覺 alone in your room一個人躲在房間裡 Ignominy is publicIgnominy是公開的 it needs other people watching它需要有其他人在看著