a mortifying penance 一次修行的忏悔
"it was mortifying to know he had heard every word"
同义词： embarrassing
同义词： demeaning humbling humiliating
以上来源于: WordNet
ADJ If you say that something is mortifying, you mean that it makes you feel extremely ashamed or embarrassed. 令人羞愧的; 令人窘迫的
She felt it would be utterly mortifying to be seen in such company as his by anyone.
她觉得要是让人看到她和他在一起，那会让她无地自容。
She felt it would be utterly mortifying to be seen in such company as his by anyone.
她觉得要是让人看到她和他在一起，那会让她无地自容。
When she came to that part of the letter in which her family were mentioned, in terms of such mortifying yet merited reproach, her sense of shame was severe.
当她读到他提起她家里人的那一段时，其中措辞固然伤人感情，然而那一番责难却也入情入理，于是她越发觉得惭愧。
What is more mortifying than to feel that you have missed the plum for want of courage to shake the tree?
因为没有勇气摇树而得不到李子，还有比这个感觉更痛心旳事吗？
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