• n. 羞恥，羞愧；憾事，帶來(lái)恥辱的人
• vt. 使丟臉，使羞愧
• n. (Shame)人名；(科特)沙梅

來(lái)自古英語(yǔ) scamu,羞恥，羞愧，來(lái)自 Proto-Germanic*skamo,覆蓋，隱藏，來(lái)自 PIE*skem,*kem, 覆蓋，隱藏，可能來(lái)自*skeu,覆蓋，隱藏，詞源同 hide,shoe.引申諸相關(guān)詞義。

shame

shame: [OE] Shame is a general Germanic term, with relatives in German scham, Dutch schaam, and Swedish and Danish skam. Their common ancestor is a prehistoric *skamō, a word of unknown origin. Sham [17] probably originated in a northern English pronunciation of shame. The compound shamefaced [16] has no etymological connection with face. It is an alteration of an earlier shamefast, whose second element is the same word as fast ‘firm’, and its underlying meaning is ‘held firm by shame’.
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shame (n.)

Old English scamu, sceomu "feeling of guilt or disgrace; confusion caused by shame; disgrace, dishonor, insult, loss of esteem or reputation; shameful circumstance, what brings disgrace; modesty; private parts," from Proto-Germanic *skamo (cognates: Old Saxon skama, Old Norse sk?mm, Swedish skam, Old Frisian scome, Dutch schaamte, Old High German scama, German Scham). The best guess is that this is from PIE *skem-, from *kem- "to cover" (covering oneself being a common expression of shame).

Until modern times English had a productive duplicate form in shand. An Old Norse word for it was kinnroei, literally "cheek-redness," hence, "blush of shame." Greek distinguished shame in the bad sense of "disgrace, dishonor" (aiskhyne) from shame in the good sense of "modesty, bashfulness" (aidos). To put (someone or something) to shame is mid-13c. Shame culture attested by 1947.

shame (v.)

Old English scamian "be ashamed, blush, feel shame; cause shame," from the root of shame (n.). Compare Old Saxon scamian, Dutch schamen, Old High German scamen, Danish skamme, Gothic skaman, German sch?men sich. Related: Shamed; shaming.

1. I will return, find you, love you, marry you and live without shame.

我會(huì)回去，找到你，愛(ài)你，娶你，活的光明正大。《贖罪》

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2. You've no reason to reproach yourself, no reason to feel shame.

你沒(méi)有理由自責(zé)，也沒(méi)有理由感到慚愧。

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3. Her father and her brothers would die of shame.

她父親和她的兄弟們會(huì)羞愧死。

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4. The government will also name and shame the worst performing airlines.

政府還將曝光業(yè)績(jī)最差的航空公司。

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5. She felt a deep sense of shame and repugnance.

她深感羞恥和厭惡。

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