embarrass [imˈbærəs]
vt.使窘,使尷尬,使不好意思
adj. 令人為難的(麻煩的)
例句:
There was an embarrassing silence after her indiscreet remark but she was able to laugh it off.
她出言不慎把大家窘得啞然無聲, 她卻有本事一笑置之.
The profuseness of his thanks was embarrassing.
他再三表示感謝使人很不好意思.
It's sort of embarrassing.
這有點叫人難為情。
字根詞源
來源於拉丁文barra,“bar”。比如barrister指大律師,能在高等法院出庭辦案。bar作名詞
有“橫木,柵欄”之意,也指法庭上圍住法官和律師所做位置的圍欄。那么solicitor就是和bar沒
有關係的律師->小律師,不能出庭說話,一般是barrister的助手。