- 1不覺得羞恥的、大方承認的(可褒可貶:褒是「坦然、不遮掩」,貶是「厚臉皮、毫不知恥」)。
Unashamed describes someone who feels no embarrassment about something that other people might at — and, crucially, does not hide it. The word carries a small charge because it assumes an audience with an opinion.
Unashamed describes someoneunashamed形容一個人 who feels no embarrassment不覺得尷尬 about something that other people might frown at對某件別人可能會皺眉的事 and, crucially, does not hide it而且關鍵是不會遮掩。The word carries a small charge這個字帶點情緒色彩 because it assumes an audience with an opinion因為它預設有旁人在評價。
You would not say "I am unashamed of brushing my teeth"; you say it about the thing someone could be expected to apologise for. "He is unashamed about leaving school at fifteen." "She is an unashamed fan of very bad pop music." That second pattern is extremely common and mostly warm or funny: unashamed romantic, unashamed nostalgia, unashamed luxury.
You would not say你不會說 "I am unashamed of brushing my teeth"我對刷牙不覺得羞恥 you say it你會用這個字說 about the thing someone could be expected to apologise for關於一件別人會預期你該道歉的事。"He is unashamed about leaving school at fifteen."他對十五歲就輟學這件事毫不覺得羞恥 "She is an unashamed fan of very bad pop music."她是很爛流行音樂毫不掩飾的粉絲 That second pattern is extremely common第二種用法非常常見 and mostly warm or funny而且大多是溫暖或好笑的 unashamed romantic毫不掩飾的浪漫 unashamed nostalgia毫不掩飾的懷舊 unashamed luxury毫不掩飾的奢華
Used that way it is close to "proudly, openly, no apology needed", and it often praises the person's honesty. But the same word turns cold when the thing really is bad: "unashamed greed", "an unashamed lie" — now it means the person should feel shame and does not, which is worse than doing it quietly.
Used that way這樣用的時候 it is close to意思接近 "proudly, openly, no apology needed"「驕傲地、公開地、不用道歉」 and it often praises the person's honesty而且常常是在稱讚這個人誠實。But the same word turns cold但同一個字會變得冷酷 when the thing really is bad當那件事真的很糟的時候 "unashamed greed", "an unashamed lie"像毫不掩飾的貪婪、毫不掩飾的謊言 now it means現在的意思是 the person should feel shame and does not這個人該覺得羞恥卻不覺得 which is worse than doing it quietly比偷偷做還更糟
So the tone comes from what follows the word, not from the word itself. it likes "about" or "of" after it, or it sits in front of a noun.
So the tone comes from what follows the word所以語氣是由這個字後面接的東西決定的 not from the word itself不是這個字本身決定的。Grammatically文法上 it likes "about" or "of" after it它後面喜歡接about或of or it sits in front of a noun或者放在名詞前面
core核心畫面
組成un-(不)+ ashamed(感到羞恥的)→ 不感到羞恥的。ashamed 是 a-(加強語氣的古英語前綴)+ shame(羞恥)。
原始詞典資料1 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。
unashamedadj/ˌʌnəˈʃeɪmd/
- 1
feeling or showing no shame, embarrassment or remorse
- And smiling as a Master smiles at one / That is not of his school, nor any school / But that where blind and naked Ignorance / Delivers brawling judgments, unashamed, / On all things all day long ; he answer’d her.
- "How else shall we go back unashamed to our women?"
摘錄自 英文維基詞典 English Wiktionary,已精簡格式;依 CC BY-SA 4.0 授權使用,改動後的內容同樣以此授權提供。