| 释义 |
shameface rare.|ˈʃeɪmfeɪs|
[f. shame n. + face n. (After shamefaced adj.)]
a. A bashful aspect.
b. nonce-use. A shamefaced person.
1636–41Politick Maid ii. in Child Ballads II. 491 But it seemd he had a shame-face, He did not court and play. 1691Mrs. D'Anvers Academia 4 Being told at home that a shame Face too, Was a great sign he had some Grace too. 1892W. Besant in Critic 12 Sept. 143/2 One could see all the way across the Atlantic her cheeks blush; one could observe the shameface. 1898M. Hewlett Forest Lovers xvi. (1911) 138 You mean that I may not venture into a lady's chamber, Shameface? |