/hjuːˈmɪlieɪt/
使某人感到羞耻、丢脸或尊严受损;当众使人难堪。
He didn't mean to humiliate her in front of the class.
他并不是故意在全班面前羞辱她。
The defeat humiliated the once-proud general, stripping him of his confidence and forcing him to reconsider every decision he had ever made.
这场失败让这位曾经骄傲的将军颜面尽失,摧毁了他的信心,迫使他重新审视自己做过的每一个决定。
源自晚期拉丁语 humiliatus,是动词 humiliare 的过去分词,意为"使卑微、使低下"。其词根来自拉丁语 humilis(低下的、卑微的),而 humilis 又源自 humus(土地、泥土)。因此,"humiliate" 的本意是"把人压到地面上",引申为使人感到卑微和羞耻。该词于16世纪进入英语。