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Merriam-Webster's Collegiate Dictionary hu·mil·i·ate (-at·ed ; -at·ing) ETYMOLOGY Late Latin humiliatus, past participle of humiliare,from Latin humilis low — more at humble DATE circa 1534 : to reduce to a lower position in one's own eyes or others' eyes : mortify Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary-牛津双解-OALD7 humiliate hu·mili·ate / hju:5milieit / verb[VN] to make sb feel ashamed or stupid and lose the respect of other people 羞辱；使丧失尊严: I didn't want to humiliate her in front of her colleagues. 我不想当着她同事们的面令她难堪。 I've never felt so humiliated. 我从未感到如此羞辱。 The party was humiliated in the recent elections. 该党在新近的选举中耻辱地失败了。 • hu·mili·at·ing adj.: a humiliating defeat 耻辱的失败 • hu·mili·ation / hju:7mili5eiFn / noun [U, C] : She suffered the humiliation of being criticized in public. 她当众受到指责,丢了面子。 Oxford Collocations Dictionary for Students of English humiliate verb ADV. deeply | totally, utterly | publicly Lowe was publicly humiliated by his colleagues. PREP. in front of I had been assaulted and deeply humiliated in front of all my friends. PHRASES feel humiliated I have never felt so humiliated in all my life. Merriam-Webster's Collegiate Thesaurus-11th Edition v. Function: verb Synonyms: HUMBLE , abase, bemean, cast down, debase, degrade, demean, lower, sinkWebster's Third New International Dictionary, Unabridged hu·mil·i·ate \hyüˈmilēˌāt, also yü-, usu -ād.+V\ transitive verb (-ed/-ing/-s) Etymology: Late Latin humiliatus, past participle of humiliare, from Latin humilis low, humble — more at humble : to reduce to a lower position in one's own eyes or the eyes of others : injure the self-respect of : humble , mortify < insulted and humiliated his darling niece — Hilaire Belloc > |
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