mortification
US /ˌmɔːr.t̬ə.fəˈkeɪ.ʃən/
UK /ˌmɔː.tɪ.fɪˈkeɪ.ʃən/
名词
1.
羞辱, 耻辱
great embarrassment or shame
示例:
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To her utter mortification, she realized she had forgotten her lines.
令她极度羞愧的是，她意识到自己忘记了台词。
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He suffered the mortification of being publicly reprimanded.
他遭受了被公开训斥的羞辱。
2.
苦修, 禁欲
the subjection of the body to fasting, penance, or other self-denying practices
示例:
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Monks often practice physical mortification as a spiritual discipline.
僧侣们常将肉体苦修作为一种精神修行。
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The ascetic lived a life of extreme mortification.
苦行僧过着极其严酷的苦修生活。