Shameful describes behaviour or actions that are so bad someone should feel ashamed — whether they do or not. The word judges the deed, not the feeling inside the person.

Shameful可恥的、丟臉的 describes behaviour or actions形容的是行為或舉動 that are so bad someone should feel ashamed糟糕到讓人應該覺得羞恥——whether they do or not不管他們實際上有沒有覺得羞恥。The word這個字 judges the deed評斷的是那件事本身，not the feeling inside the person而不是那個人心裡的感受。

A shameful lie, a shameful waste, a shameful way to treat a guest: the speaker is saying this should not have happened, and decent people would blush at it. It is stronger than just bad or wrong; it carries a moral slap.

A shameful lie一個可恥的謊言、a shameful waste一種可恥的浪費、a shameful way to treat a guest一種可恥的待客方式：the speaker is saying說話的人是在說 this should not have happened這件事不應該發生，and decent people would blush at it正派的人看了會臉紅。It它 is stronger than just bad or wrong比單純的 bad 或 wrong 更強烈；it carries a moral slap帶有一種道德上的責備。

You can use it in serious talk (a shameful chapter in a country's history) and in everyday scolding (That's shameful!).

You你 can use it可以用在 in serious talk嚴肅的談話裡 (a shameful chapter in a country's history一個國家歷史上可恥的一章) and in everyday scolding也可以用在日常的責罵裡 (That's shameful!「這太丟臉了！」)。

Though actually, English learners often want it for the person who feels the shame. That person is ashamed.

Though actually不過事實上，English learners英文學習者 often want it常常想拿它 for the person who feels the shame來形容那個感到羞恥的人。That person那個人 is ashamed才是 ashamed。

The action is shameful. A shameful man, in careful English, is a man whose acts deserve shame, not a man who looks sorry.

The action那件事 is shameful才是 shameful。A shameful man一個 shameful 的男人，in careful English在講究的英文裡, is a man whose acts deserve shame指的是一個行為該受責備的男人，not a man who looks sorry而不是一個看起來很抱歉的男人。