To humiliate someone is to make them feel ashamed or stupid, and it cuts deeper when other people are there to see it. The hurt is not only private; it is the feeling of being pushed down in front of others, as if you are small and they are looking.

To humiliate someone羞辱某人 is to make them feel ashamed or stupid就是讓他們覺得羞愧或愚蠢，and而且 it cuts deeper當有其他人在場看著時 when other people are there to see it傷害會更深。The hurt is not only private這種傷害不只是私下的；it is the feeling of being pushed down in front of others而是一種在別人面前被踩低的感覺，as if you are small and they are looking好像自己很渺小、而別人正看著。

It is a strong word.

It is a strong word這是個很重的字。

A teacher who laughs at a wrong answer can humiliate a student. A video shared to make someone look foolish can humiliate them.

A teacher who laughs at a wrong answer老師如果嘲笑一個錯誤的答案 can humiliate a student就可能羞辱到一個學生。A video shared to make someone look foolish一段被分享出去、讓人出糗的影片 can humiliate them也可能羞辱到當事人。

News writers also use it for public shame that is not always cruel on purpose: a team is humiliated when they lose badly; a leader is humiliated when they are shown to be wrong in front of everyone. That sports-and-politics use is a stretch, but it is common.

News writers also use it新聞寫作者也會用這個字 for public shame that is not always cruel on purpose來形容不一定是刻意殘忍的公開難堪：a team is humiliated一支隊伍會被說humiliated when they lose badly當他們慘敗的時候；a leader is humiliated一位領袖也會被說humiliated when they are shown to be wrong in front of everyone當他在眾人面前被證明是錯的時候。That sports-and-politics use這種用在體育和政治上的用法 is a stretch算是有點延伸，but it is common但很常見。

The word is still heavier than embarrass. Embarrass can be light — you dropped your books. Humiliate is meant to wound pride.

The word is still heavier than embarrass這個字還是比embarrass（尷尬）更重。Embarrass can be lightembarrass可以是很輕微的—— you dropped your books像是你的書掉了。Humiliate is meant to wound pridehumiliate則是要傷到自尊心。