disgracefully
disgracefully — adverb
1. so badly or wrongly that people rightly feel ashamed or lose respect for the per
so badly or wrongly that people rightly feel ashamed or lose respect for the person or group involved
The visiting team behaved disgracefully, shouting at the referee and kicking chairs across the room.
behave disgracefully — describes deeply unacceptable conduct
Min was expelled from the university after she acted disgracefully during the final examination.
Diego said the company treated its workers disgracefully by paying far less than minimum wage.
It was disgracefully unfair that only wealthy families received help after the earthquake.
The mayor resigned after a video showed him behaving disgracefully at a public meeting.
- shamefully
stronger emotional overtone; more about personal or collective shame
- dishonorably
more formal; suggests a breach of professional or military codes of conduct
- ignominiously
very formal and literary; implies public humiliation and loss of dignity
文法句型
verb + disgracefully
it was disgracefully + adjective
用法筆記
Typically modifies verbs of behaviour, treatment, or performance such as behave, treat, or act. Less common in informal speech; more frequent in news reports and formal criticism.
常見錯誤
disgracefully — adjective
- disgracefullypositive
- more disgracefullycomparative
- most disgracefullysuperlative
1. so bad that people feel ashamed or lose respect for someone or something
so bad that people feel ashamed or lose respect for someone or something
The player's disgraceful behaviour led the club to cancel his contract immediately.
disgraceful behaviour — common collocation
Layla called the living conditions in the refugee camp disgraceful and asked for international help.
The politician made a disgraceful remark about people from other countries during the television interview.
Obi wrote a letter calling the school's treatment of disabled students absolutely disgraceful.
It is disgraceful that food is thrown away while thousands go hungry every night.
- shameful
very close in meaning; slightly more focused on personal feeling of shame
- dishonorable
more formal; often used for breaches of ethical or professional standards
- appalling
focuses on causing shock or horror rather than shame
- scandalous
suggests behaviour that causes public outrage or a scandal
- admirable
deserving respect and approval
- praiseworthy
deserving praise for good conduct
文法句型
it is disgraceful that + clause
disgraceful + noun
用法筆記
Often followed by a that-clause (it is disgraceful that ...) to express strong disapproval. Can be used both attributively (disgraceful behaviour) and predicatively (the behaviour is disgraceful).