humiliate

humiliate — 動詞

1. to deliberately do or say something that makes another person feel deeply embarr

1.動詞及物B2
釋義

羞辱

使某人感到羞愧、難堪或丟臉

to deliberately do or say something that makes another person feel deeply embarrassed, foolish, or worthless, especially when other people are watching or listening

例句

The coach humiliated Theo by making him run laps in front of the team.

教練讓 Theo 在全隊面前跑圈，藉此羞辱他。

active: humiliate + someone + by + doing something

Leila felt humiliated when her boss read her private email out loud at the meeting.

上司在會議上大聲讀出 Leila 的私人信件，讓她感到羞辱。

同義詞
  • embarrass

    milder and often accidental; humiliate implies deliberate intent and deeper shame

  • shame

    carries moral weight, implying wrongdoing; humiliate focuses on loss of dignity

  • mortify

    formal register; suggests acute, almost painful embarrassment

  • degrade

    focuses on lowering rank or treating someone as inferior

反義詞
  • praise

    to express approval, the opposite of making someone feel worthless

  • honor

    to show respect, the opposite of causing loss of dignity

  • respect

    to treat with admiration, the opposite of humiliating treatment

文法句型

humiliate + someone

humiliate + someone + by + -ing

be humiliated + by + someone

用法筆記

Frequently used in the passive voice (be humiliated). The active form usually describes a deliberate act, while the passive focuses on the victim's emotional experience. Often followed by by (the agent), for (the reason), or in front of (the audience).

常見錯誤

❌The teacher humiliated at the student for being late.
✅The teacher humiliated the student for being late.
💡humiliate is transitive and must take a direct object.
❌She humiliated when her friends laughed at her hat.
✅She felt humiliated when her friends laughed at her hat.
💡humiliate is active and needs an object; use the passive or feel + humiliated for self-directed emotion.