อังกฤษ

shameful

gb/ʃˈeɪmfəl/ us/ʃˈeɪmfəl/
B2 อังกฤษ
~ 7400
ความหมาย
0 ความหมาย
adjective B2 property
1

deserving strong shame or blame

Very bad and wrong, so that people should feel shame or strong dislike about it.

รูปแบบการใช้: shameful [action/behavior/situation]
ข้อผิดพลาดที่พบบ่อย:
Learners sometimes say *"I feel shameful"* when they mean *"I feel ashamed"*. Use **shameful** to describe actions, behavior, or situations that deserve shame, and **ashamed** to describe how a person feels. Also, avoid confusing **shameful** (adjective) with **shamefully** (adverb).
คำพ้องความหมาย
disgraceful (Very close in meaning; slightly more common in everyday speech.) | scandalous (Adds a sense that the behavior shocks the public or breaks social rules.) | outrageous (Focuses more on how shocking or extreme something is, not only on moral wrongness.)
คำตรงข้าม
honorable (Describes behavior that deserves respect, the opposite of shameful conduct.) | praiseworthy (Emphasizes that something deserves praise instead of blame or shame.)
คำที่ใช้ร่วมกัน
shameful behavior |shameful act |shameful history |shameful secret |shameful truth |shameful neglect
หัวข้อ
emotions |ethics |society |core_vocabulary
ตัวอย่าง
  • The government's shameful treatment of the refugees sparked international criticism.
  • It is shameful that so many people still live without access to clean water.
  • Dumping toxic waste in the river was a shameful act of greed.
  • Their silence in the face of abuse was nothing short of shameful.
  • The company has a shameful history of ignoring worker safety.
ตัวอย่างสำหรับผู้เรียน
  • His shameful behavior made his family very sad.
  • It is shameful to lie to your friends.
  • The report shows a shameful level of corruption.
  • Many people think animal testing is shameful.
  • The police called the attack a shameful crime.
adjective C1 property
2

causing someone to feel ashamed

Making a person feel very ashamed or embarrassed about what they did or what happened.

รูปแบบการใช้: shameful [memory/experience/secret/past]
ข้อผิดพลาดที่พบบ่อย:
Learners may overuse **shameful** for their own feelings, saying *"I am shameful"* instead of **"I am ashamed"**. Use **shameful** for the thing (secret, past, experience) that causes shame, and **ashamed** for the person who feels it.
คำพ้องความหมาย
embarrassing (Weaker and more general; may refer to light social discomfort, not deep shame.) | humiliating (Stronger focus on being made to feel small or without dignity in front of others.) | mortifying (Very strong; suggests extreme shame or embarrassment.)
คำตรงข้าม
proud (Describes a feeling of pleasure about oneself, the opposite of feeling shame because of a memory or experience.)
คำที่ใช้ร่วมกัน
shameful secret |shameful memory |shameful past |shameful experience
หัวข้อ
emotions |personal_life |core_vocabulary
ตัวอย่าง
  • He carries a shameful secret from his youth that he has never shared with anyone.
  • The scandal brought back shameful memories he had tried to forget.
  • She struggled to talk about the shameful experiences of her childhood.
  • He wanted to leave behind his shameful past and start a new life.
  • For years she hid the shameful truth about how she had cheated on the exam.
ตัวอย่างสำหรับผู้เรียน
  • She cannot forget her shameful past.
  • He has a shameful secret that he does not tell his friends.
  • It was a shameful experience, and he does not like to talk about it.
  • The photo reminds him of a shameful moment in his life.
  • He feels bad when he thinks about his shameful mistake.
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รูปคำในพจนานุกรม
shameful
IPA
GB/ʃˈeɪmfəl/
US/ʃˈeɪmfəl/
พยางค์และการเน้นเสียง
shame - ful (2 พยางค์)
Stress on 1st syllable (shame)
รูปคำ
Adjective
  • Base: shameful
กลุ่มคำที่เกี่ยวข้อง
Core family
shame noun B2 shamefully adverb ashamed adjective B1
Negative and opposite forms
shameless adjective shamelessly adverb unashamed adjective unashamedly adverb C1
Advanced or less common
shamefulness noun shamelessness noun
วลีและสำนวน

a shameful past

1
/ə ʃˈeɪmfəl pˈæst/
fixed phrase

past that causes shame

A time in someone's life when they did things that now make them feel very ashamed.

ตัวอย่าง
  • He changed his name to escape his shameful past.
  • The film shows how she slowly accepts her shameful past and moves on.

a shameful secret

1
/ə ʃˈeɪmfəl sˈikɹɪt/
fixed phrase

secret that causes shame

A fact or event that someone hides because it makes them feel very ashamed.

ตัวอย่าง
  • He kept a shameful secret from his family for many years.
  • The book tells the story of a shameful secret that destroys a friendship.

it is shameful that

1
/ˈɪt ˈɪz ʃˈeɪmfəl ðˈæt/
fixed phrase

stating strong moral disapproval

Used before a clause to say that a situation is very bad and people should feel shame about it.

ตัวอย่าง
  • It is shameful that so many children go to bed hungry every night.
  • Many people think it is shameful that workers are paid so little.
  • It is shameful that the problem was ignored for so long.

shameful behavior

1
/ʃˈeɪmfəl bɪhˈeɪvjɚ/
fixed phrase

behavior deserving strong shame

Actions that are very wrong or bad and should make a person feel ashamed.

ตัวอย่าง
  • The coach was fired for his shameful behavior toward the players.
  • Teachers warned that such shameful behavior would not be tolerated.

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