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ashamed¹

ashamed/shy

问

She is an ashamed girl. (×)

我们英语老师说上面的句子是错误的,但错在何处呢?

答

从词义上说:ashamed 是指对自己或别人的言行感到“羞耻”“羞愧”。从语法上说:a-shamed 只能用作表语,而不能用作定语。因此,无论从词义上说,还是从语法上说,上句中的 ashamed 都是用错了,应改为 shy,因为 shy 是指“羞怯的”“腼腆的”“羞涩的”,既可用作表语,又可用作定语:

You should be ashamed(of yourself/your behaviour)! 你应该(为自己/自己的行为)感到惭愧!
... seeing Hillary defend me made me even more ashamed about what I had done. (B. Clinton, My Life) ……看到希拉里为我辩护，更让我为自己过去的行为羞愧不已。（《我的生活》）
John is shy and dislikes parties. 约翰很腼腆,不喜欢聚会。
He was too shy to speak to her. 他害羞,不敢跟她说话。
She gave him a shy look[smile]. 她羞怯地看了他一眼(她对他羞怯地微微一笑)。

ashamed²

ashamed/shamefaced

问

形容词 ashamed 与形容词 shamefaced 有无区别？

答

形容词 ashamed 和 shamefaced 都可用作表语。当用作定语时，应使用 shamefaced。

I am ashamed of myself for being so stupid. 我因自己这么犯傻而感到惭愧。
He felt ashamed of his emotion. (Dreiser) 他为自己的情绪激动而感到羞愧。
He was very shamefaced about it. (Chambers) 他对此感到非常惭愧。
She made a shamefaced confession. (Chambers) 她做了羞愧的坦白。
make one's excuse in a shamefaced way(ECD) 羞愧地表示歉意
a shamefaced smile 羞涩的微笑

练习

He was ____ of having asked such a silly question.
1. A
  sorry
2. B
  guilty
3. C
  ashamed
4. D
  miserable(全国四级,91.6-65)

ashamed³

ashamed/shameful

问

His conduct is ashamed. 他的行为是可耻的。

有人告诉我上面的英文句子是错误的,它错在何处呢?

答

ashamed是指“（人）觉得可耻的”“（人）感到惭愧的”，不能用它说明事物和行为。上句中的ashamed应改为shameful。它可以用来说明行为和事件。请对比：

I feel ashamed that I haven't written for so long. 我很久未曾写信，甚为惭愧。
He failed the test and was ashamed of himself. 他考试不及格，感到十分惭愧。
He treated her in a shameful way. 他可耻地对待了她。
It was shameful of them to surrender. /It was shameful that they surrendered. 他们的投降是可耻的。