pained

pained — 形容詞

1. showing in your face, voice, or manner that a remark or situation has hurt your

1.形容詞C1
釋義

難受的

表情或語氣顯得受傷不悅

showing in your face, voice, or manner that a remark or situation has hurt your feelings or made you uncomfortable.

例句

Lena looked pained when her uncle joked about her failed driving test.

Lena 的叔叔拿她考駕照失敗開玩笑時，她看起來很難受。

look pained when reacting to a hurtful remark

A pained smile crossed Mr Chen's face after the rude comment.

聽到那句無禮的話後，Mr Chen 臉上閃過一抹苦笑。

collocation: a pained smile

同義詞
  • hurt

    broader and more direct; often names the feeling itself rather than the visible expression

  • upset

    more general; can describe many kinds of distress, not only a strained look or voice

  • offended

    narrower; stresses feeling insulted or disrespected

  • strained

    often used for smiles or voices; can suggest effort as well as discomfort

反義詞
  • relaxed

    showing ease rather than discomfort

  • cheerful

    showing obvious pleasure instead of hurt feelings

  • unbothered

    not showing that the situation caused any emotional discomfort

文法句型

look pained

sound pained

a pained smile/expression/voice/laugh

用法筆記

Most often appears with signs other people can notice, such as a smile, expression, laugh, or voice, or after linking verbs like 'look' and 'sound'. It usually describes an outward reaction rather than a direct statement of inner emotion.

常見錯誤

❌She was pained with his joke.
✅She looked pained by his joke.
💡this adjective usually describes a visible reaction and commonly appears with 'look' or 'sound'.
❌I am pained today because of homework.
✅I feel upset today because of homework.' / 'I looked pained when the teacher mentioned it.
💡'pained' is less common for plain self-report and more common for an expression or tone others notice.