Question

mortify v.使屈辱，使痛心 mortify (v.) late 14c., "to kill," from Old French mortefiier "destroy, overwhelm, punish," from Late Latin mortificare "cause death, kill, put to death," literally "make dead," from mortificus "producing death," from Latin mors (genitive mortis) "death" (see mortal (adj.)) + root of facere "to make" (see factitious). Religious sense of "to subdue the flesh by abstinence and discipline" first attested early 15c. Sense of "humiliate" first recorded 1690s (compare mortification). Related: Mortified; mortifying. 【记】mortal 死 + fy 使，使人死，生不如死

Accepted Answer

['mɔ:tifai] 【英】 v. 使屈辱， 使痛心(to cause to feel humiliation and chagrin)【考】 embarrass : mortify / indulge : mollycoddle(使人过分难堪是羞辱 /过分纵容别人是溺爱)【记】 mort(死)+ify→让人 想死→使人屈辱【例】 The teacher was mortified by his own inability to answer such a simple question. v. 使屈辱; 使羞辱【记】mort死, ify－让人想尴尬的想死－使人屈辱【参】mortuary(n 停尸房)【类】embarrass: mortify = indulge: mollycoddle使人过分难堪是羞辱 = 过分纵容别人是过分溺爱

单词	mortify
音标	['mɔ:tifai]
解释	v.使屈辱，使痛心
红宝书	【英】 v. 使屈辱，使痛心(to cause to feel humiliation and chagrin) 【考】 embarrass : mortify / indulge : mollycoddle(使人过分难堪是羞辱 /过分纵容别人是溺爱) 【记】 mort(死)+ify→让人想死→使人屈辱【例】 The teacher was mortified by his own inability to answer such a simple question.
字源	mortify (v.) late 14c., "to kill," from Old French mortefiier "destroy, overwhelm, punish," from Late Latin mortificare "cause death, kill, put to death," literally "make dead," from mortificus "producing death," from Latin mors (genitive mortis) "death" (see mortal (adj.)) + root of facere "to make" (see factitious). Religious sense of "to subdue the flesh by abstinence and discipline" first attested early 15c. Sense of "humiliate" first recorded 1690s (compare mortification). Related: Mortified; mortifying.
不择手段背单词	v. 使屈辱; 使羞辱【记】mort死, ify－让人想尴尬的想死－使人屈辱【参】mortuary(n 停尸房) 【类】embarrass: mortify = indulge: mollycoddle使人过分难堪是羞辱 = 过分纵容别人是过分溺爱
趣味全助记	【记】mortal 死 + fy 使，使人死，生不如死

Mortify V Late Latin Death Sense Mɔ:Tifai V.使屈辱，使痛心