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

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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