自惭形秽 meaning in English
feel ashamed of one's ungainly appearance; ashamed of one's own unseemliness [unworthiness]; be ashamed of one's poverty-stricken state; feel ashamed of one's lack of creative talent; feel put to shame (by sb.); feel unworthy (of others' company); have a sense of inferiority [inadequacy]; humble oneself; look [feel] small; shrink from oneself as some unclean thing
Examples
- The sense of his own inferiority was heavy upon him .
他沉重地感到了自惭形秽。 - He was keenly sensitive, hopelessly self-conscious .
他非常神经过敏，自惭形秽得到了不可救药的地步。 - I stopped, breathless, and already a little ashamed of myself .
我气喘吁吁地把话收住，感到有点自惭形秽。 - He felt small against the calm shining from the old man .
面对着老人脸上散发出的宁静的光辉，他深深感到自己的渺小而有点自惭形秽。 - Nevertheless, the gap between her guilty self and her husband was narrower than she had dreamed .
无论如何，她的自惭形秽之身和她丈夫的差距是缩小了，这毕竟是她做梦也想不到的。