(尤指因做错事或尴尬而)羞愧的,难为情的,忸怩的。
/ˈʃeɪm.feɪst/
He looked shamefaced after forgetting her birthday.
他忘了她的生日后,显得很羞愧。
Shamefaced and silent, he admitted the mistake in front of the whole team, knowing he had let everyone down.
他羞愧地沉默着,在全体团队面前承认了错误,明白自己让大家失望了。
“shamefaced”由“shame(羞耻)”与“faced(有……表情的/脸上带着……的)”组合而来,字面含义接近“脸上写着羞愧”。需要注意的是,它并不是“害羞(shy)”的同义词,更偏向“因过错或尴尬而感到难堪”的那种羞愧。