mortifies的中文翻譯是什麼意思

mortifies

/ˈmɔ:təˌfaɪz/

v. 使受辱( mortify的第三人稱單數 ); 傷害(人的感情); 剋制; 抑制(肉體、情感等)

mortifies柯林斯釋義

VERB使丟面子;使窘迫;使羞愧

If you say that something mortifies you, you mean that it offends or embarrasses you a great deal.

  • Jane mortified her family by leaving her husband.

    簡離開丈夫的做法使她的家庭蒙羞。