1670s, "state of being impeded, obstructed, or entangled" (of affairs, etc.), from embarrass + -ment, or from French embarrassement, from embarrasser.
As "a mental state of unease," from 1774. Meaning "thing which embarrasses" is from 1729. Earlier words expressing much the same idea include baishment "embarrassment, confusion" (late 14c.); baishednesse (mid-15c.).
双语例句
1. She turned scarlet from embarrassment, once she realized what she had done.
她意识到自己做了什么后羞红了脸。
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2. The facts could cause embarrassment if they ever became public.
一旦披露出去，真相会让人非常尴尬。
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3. The report has caused acute embarrassment to the government.
报告将政府置于窘境。
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4. I wanted to spare Frances the embarrassment of discussing this subject.
讨论这个话题太尴尬，我不想让弗朗西斯难堪。
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5. Embarrassment has kept me from doing all sorts of things.
