| 单词 | sheepishness |
| 释义 | sheepishness (once / 103679 pages) n Sheepishness is the characteristic of being embarrassed or ashamed. A new teacher's sheepishness might make it hard for him to stand up and speak in front of his class. Your sheepishness might be part of your personality — some shy people seem to exude sheepishness. On the other hand, sheepishness can come from a feeling of shame over some specific incident. Your dog's sheepishness might alert you to the fact that she's chewed up your new boots, for example. The noun sheepishness comes from the adjective sheepish, which in the 1200s simply meant "resembling a sheep." By the late 1600s, though, it came to mean "bashful or awkward among strangers." WORD FAMILYsheepish: sheepishest, sheepishly, sheepishness+/sheep: sheepish, sheeplike, sheeps USAGE EXAMPLESThen a certain amount of sheepishness set in. New York Times(Aug 17, 2016) His sheepishness to respond perhaps could be chalked up to embarrassment as well as his characteristic reticence with strangers. Washington Times(Jul 07, 2016) Perhaps the reason more outlets haven’t outright dismissed the story stems from sheepishness at having ignored the Enquirer’s Edwards scoop for so long. Slate(Apr 13, 2016) n feeling embarrassed about yourself Syn|Hyper shamefacedness embarrassment the shame you feel when your inadequacy or guilt is made public |
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