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Humiliation is the painful feeling of being made to look foolish, weak, or small in front of other people, so that you lose your dignity or self-respect — like being laughed at in public, or failing badly while everyone watches. It is a strong, uncomfortable word, stronger than simple embarrassment.
羞辱、屈辱
組成humili-（源自拉丁文 humilis，意思是「低、謙卑」，而 humilis 又來自 humus，意思是「土地」）加上 -ation。
同家族的字
- humbleshares the Latin root humilis, meaning low or humble
原始詞典資料2 筆記錄
以下是外部詞典記錄的用法，原文照列，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。
humiliationnoun/hjuːˌmɪliˈeɪʃən/
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The act of humiliating or humbling someone; abasement of pride; mortification.
- Seeing the British establishment struggle with the financial sector is like watching an alcoholic […]. Until 2008 there was denial over what finance had become. When a series of bank failures made this impossible, there was widespread anger, leading to the public humiliation of symbolic figures.
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The state of being humiliated, humbled or reduced to lowliness or submission.
- Loving and beloved by him, how different would her destiny have been! An utter sense of desolation came over her; a terror of the future, an overwhelming agony in the present. That he, of all others, should be the one to witness her humiliation!
- One morning Mr. and Mrs. Lincoln were having breakfast when Lincoln did something that aroused the fiery temper of his wife. What, no one remembers now. But Mrs. Lincoln, in a rage, dashed a cup of hot coffee into her husband's face. And she did it in front of the other boarders. Saying nothing, Lincoln sat there in humiliation and silence while Mrs. Early came with a wet towel and wiped off his face and clothes.
資料來源：英文維基詞典 English Wiktionary（CC BY-SA 4.0）。 原文照列，未經改寫。