disgrace
UK/dis'greis/US
TOEFLB2
Definitions
n.
Loss of respect and honor; a state of shame.
耻辱，丢脸；不光彩的处境。
v.
To bring shame upon someone or something.
使蒙羞；玷辱。
Root Breakdown
Root-deriveddis- (away, opposite of) + grace (favor, good standing) = 'loss of favor.' If grace is being in everyone's good graces, disgrace is falling out of them — the public reversal of favor that we call shame.
Root grat still carries 14 more wordsCommon Collocations
- 1.in disgrace蒙羞
- 2.fall into disgrace失宠，名誉扫地
- 3.public disgrace公开的耻辱
- 4.bring disgrace on使……蒙羞
Example Sentences
- 1.
The minister resigned in disgrace after the scandal.
- 2.
Don't disgrace the family name with such behavior.
- 3.
It's a disgrace that the road has been left in this state.