A degrading experience is not only unpleasant. It makes you feel smaller as a person, as if respect for yourself has been taken away.

A degrading experience一個degrading的經驗is not only unpleasant不只是不愉快而已。It makes you feel smaller as a person它會讓你覺得自己這個人變渺小，as if respect for yourself has been taken away好像自尊被拿走了一樣。

Being shouted at in front of others, being forced to beg, or being handled like an object can all feel degrading. The hurt is about pride and respect, not only about pain or inconvenience.

Being shouted at in front of others在別人面前被大吼、being forced to beg被逼著乞討、or being handled like an object或是被當東西一樣對待，can all feel degrading都可能讓人覺得degrading。The hurt is about pride and respect這種傷害是關於自尊和尊嚴，not only about pain or inconvenience不只是關於痛或麻煩而已。

It is a strong, serious word; you hear it in news, law, and careful complaint more than in light chat. Though actually, speakers sometimes reach for it when they only mean "embarrassing" or "annoying," which makes it weaker than it should be. A messy job is not degrading by itself; being made to kneel and say sorry in public might be.

It is a strong, serious word這是個很重、很嚴肅的字；you hear it in news, law, and careful complaint你會在新聞、法律和正式的申訴裡聽到它more than in light chat比在輕鬆閒聊裡多。Though actually不過其實，speakers sometimes reach for it有人有時候會用這個字when they only mean "embarrassing" or "annoying,"但其實只是想講「尷尬」或「討厭」，which makes it weaker than it should be這樣用會讓這個字變得比原本弱。A messy job is not degrading by itself一份亂七八糟的工作本身不算degrading；being made to kneel and say sorry in public might be但被逼著在公開場合下跪道歉可能就算。

This entry is the adjective (a degrading remark). The verb degrade also has a science sense — plastic that breaks down in the sun — which is a different idea.

This entry is the adjective這一條講的是形容詞(a degrading remark)（像a degrading remark這種說法）。The verb degrade also has a science sense動詞degrade還有一個科學上的意思——plastic that breaks down in the sun在陽光下分解的塑膠——which is a different idea那是不同的概念。