单词 | ashamed |
释义 | ashamed adj. (usu. predic.)   1. (often foll. by of (= with regard to), for (= on account of), or to + infin.) embarrassed or disconcerted by shame (ashamed of his aunt; ashamed of having lied; ashamed for you; ashamed to be seen with him).   2. (foll. by to + infin.) hesitant, reluctant (but usu. not actually refusing or declining) (am ashamed to admit that I was wrong). Derivatives ashamedly adv. Etymology: OE ascamod past part. of ascamian feel shame (as A-(2), SHAME) |
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