詞語：embarrass
embarrass是什麼意思
簡明英漢詞典
embarrass
[im5bArEs]
vt.
使困窘, 使侷促不安, 阻礙, 麻煩
美國傳統詞典[雙解]
embarrass
em.bar.rass
AHD:[μm-b2r「…s]
D.J.[em6b#r*s]
K.K.[Wm6b#r*s]
v.tr.（及物動詞）
em.bar.rassed， em.bar.rass.ing， em.bar.rass.es
(1)To cause to feel self-conscious or ill at ease; disconcert:
使窘迫，使侷促不安：使…覺得不好意思或不舒服；使困窘：
Meeting adults embarrassed the shy child.
遇見大人使這個害羞的孩子很困窘
(2)To involve in or hamper with financial difficulties.
使財政困難，使負債：使捲入經濟問題或以經濟問題阻礙
(3)To hinder with obstacles or difficulties; impede.
妨礙，阻礙：以問題或困難妨礙；阻礙
(4)To complicate.
使複雜
語源
(1)French embarrasser [to encumber, hamper]
法語 embarrasser [阻礙，妨礙]
(2)from Spanish embarazar
源自 西班牙語 embarazar
(3)from Italian imbarazzare
源自 意大利語 imbarazzare
(4)from imbarazzo [obstacle, obstruction]
源自 imbarazzo [障礙，阻塞]
(5)from imbarrare [to block, bar]
源自 imbarrare [堵塞，阻礙]
(6)in- [in] from Latin * see en- 1
in- [在…裡] 源自 拉丁語 *參見 en-1
(7)Vulgar Latin *barra [bar]
俗拉丁語 *barra [阻礙]
繼承用法
embar「rassedly
adv.（副詞）
embar「rassingly
adv.（副詞）
參考詞彙
(1)embarrass， abash， chagrin， discomfit， disconcert， faze， rattle
(2)The central meaning shared by these verbs is 「to cause someone to feel self-conscious and uneasy」:
這些動詞所共有的中心意思是「使某人感到害羞的和不自然的。」：
was embarrassed by her child's tantrum;
被她孩子的亂發脾氣弄得不知所措；
felt abashed at the extravagant praise;
對過分的表揚感到臉紅；
will be chagrined if his confident prediction fails;
如果他的充滿信心的預測落空了，會覺得很懊惱的；
was discomfited by the sudden personal question;
被這突來的個人問題弄得很不自在；
is disconcerted by sarcastic remarks;
被這挖苦的評論搞得很困窘；
refuses to be fazed by your objections;
不願讓你的反對搞得狼狽；
isn't easily rattled before an audience.
在一位聽眾面前喋喋不休並不容易
現代英漢詞典
embarrass
[Im5bArEs]
vt.
(1)使窘迫；使為難
When I began to sing, he laughed and made me embarrassed.
我開始唱歌時，他大笑起來，使我感到很窘。
(2)使感到拮据
He was embarrassed by debts.
他因債務而侷促不安。
現代英漢綜合大辭典
embarrass
[im5bArEs]
vt.
(1)使窘迫, 使困惑, 使為難
(2)使負債, 使財政困難
(3)使(問題)複雜化
(4)妨礙, 阻礙
be [feel] embarrassed
侷促不安
The decline of sales embarrassed the company.
銷路下降使公司陷於財政困難。
Embarrassed by his heavy luggage, he could not walk fast.
由於受到笨重行李的拖累, 他走不快。
參考詞彙
embarrass abash discomfit disconcert
都含「使困窘」、「 使侷促不安」 的意思。
(1)embarrass 指「因使不安以致言語行為顯得很不自然」, 如:
I was embarrassed by their compliment.
對他們的稱讚我感到很不安。
(2)abash 指「使感到困惑或羞愧」, 如:
I stood abashed at his rebuke.
面對他的斥責我感到無地自容。
(3)discomfit 指「計劃或期望受挫後而感到困窘或 狼狽」, 如:
He was discomfited by the unexpected questions.
意料不到的問題使得他十分尷尬。
(4)disconcert指「由於很快失去冷靜而倉皇失措」,如:
Forgetting his speech disconcerted the speaker.
忘了演講詞使得這位講演者手足無措。
用法詞典
embarrass
來自西班牙語embarazar