embarrassingly
UK/ɪm'bærəsɪŋlɪ/US/im'bærәsiŋli/
B1
Definitions
adv.
In a way that causes embarrassment; to an embarrassing degree
令人尴尬地；尴尬到……的程度
Root Breakdown
Loanwordembarrassroot
+
-ingcontinuous / action of
+
-lyin the manner of
=embarrassingly
embarrass + -ing + -ly. Embarrass came through French/Spanish from barra: to embarrass once meant to 'block' or 'put a bar in the way' of someone, hampering them — the feeling of being stuck and exposed became modern embarrassment. The adverb just adds 'in that manner.'
Example Sentences
- 1.
The team lost embarrassingly in front of their home crowd.
- 2.
His desk was embarrassingly messy.