| 单词 | mortification |
| 释义 | mortification (once / 1048 pages) 1n 2n 3n If you've ever gone an entire day with your fly unzipped, not realizing until after you've given a speech in front of a huge audience, you know what mortification feels like. Mortification is the feeling of being completely humiliated. The word mortification has its roots in the Latin word for "death," mors. The original meaning of mortification was religious; in Christianity the meaning is "putting your sin to death". In Christian practice, this has varied from denying oneself pleasurable things, like certain foods, to inflicting physical pain on oneself. The religious reason for this kind of mortification is to cause the "death" of sins — or desires — of the body. WORD FAMILYmortification: mortifications, self-mortification+/mortified: mortifiedly/mortify: mortification, mortified, mortifies, mortifying/mortifying: mortifyingly USAGE EXAMPLESLaughter sweeps through Westminster Hall, to Sutherland’s visible mortification. New York Times(Nov 23, 2016) Watch the two navigate their mutual mortification, above. Time(Nov 16, 2016) Always stay humble and kind,’” says McKenna with a laugh that lands somewhere between mortification and giddiness. Los Angeles Times(Oct 19, 2016) 1 1n strong feelings of embarrassment Syn|Hyper chagrin, humiliation embarrassment the shame you feel when your inadequacy or guilt is made public 2n an instance in which you are caused to lose your prestige or self-respect 2Syn|Hyper humiliation case, example, instance an occurrence of something n the localized death of living cells (as from infection or the interruption of blood supply) 3Syn|Hypo|Hyper gangrene, necrosis, sphacelus myonecrosis localized death of muscle cell fibers death the permanent end of all life functions in an organism or part of an organism n (Christianity) the act of mortifying the lusts of the flesh by self-denial and privation (especially by bodily pain or discomfort inflicted on yourself) Hyper self-control, self-denial, self-discipline the act of denying yourself; controlling your impulses |
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