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shamefaced a. 害羞的,謙遜的,不惹眼的,羞恥的 害羞的,謙遜的,不惹眼的,羞恥的 shamefaced adj 1: extremely modest or shy; " cheerfully bearing reproaches but shamefaced at praise"- H. O. Taylor 2: showing a sense of shame [ synonym: { shamefaced}, { sheepish}] 3: showing a sense of guilt; " a guilty look"; " the hangdog and shamefaced air of the retreating enemy"- Eric Linklater [ synonym: { guilty}, { hangdog}, { shamefaced}, { shamed}] Shamefaced \ Shame" faced`\, a. [ For shamefast; AS. scamfaest. See { Shame}, n., and { Fast} firm.] Easily confused or put out of countenance; diffident; bashful; modest. [ 1913 Webster] Your shamefaced virtue shunned the people' s prise. -- Dryden. [ 1913 Webster] Note: Shamefaced was once shamefast, shamefacedness was shamefastness, like steadfast and steadfastness; but the ordinary manifestations of shame being by the face, have brought it to its present orthography. -- Trench. [ 1913 Webster] -- { Shame" faced}, adv. -- { Shame" faced` ness}, n. [ 1913 Webster] 56 Moby Thesaurus words for " shamefaced": abashed, ashamed, bashful, blushing, chagrined, chapfallen, chastened, confused, conscience- smitten, conscience- stricken, conscious, coy, crestfallen, crushed, demure, diffident, discomfited, embarrassed, full of remorse, hangdog, humbled, humiliated, inarticulate, meek, modest, mortified, mousy, out of countenance, red- faced, regretful, remorseful, repining, rueful, self- accusing, self- condemning, self- conscious, self- convicting, self- debasing, self- effacing, self- flagellating, self- humiliating, self- punishing, self- reproaching, shamed, shamefast, shameful, sheepish, shy, skittish, sorry, stammering, timid, timorous, uncomfortable, unhappy about, wistful
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