Concetti Chiave
- Humiliation involves experiencing a loss of pride or self-respect, often leaving one with diminished dignity.
- Examples of humiliation include being publicly embarrassed or admitting one's mistakes, which is metaphorically described as "eating crow."
- Regret is the feeling of sorrow or remorse for actions taken or not taken, often accompanied by a sense of loss.
- People often experience regret when they miss opportunities or make mistakes, leading to a desire to make amends.
- "Regrets Only" on an invitation indicates that a response is needed only if one cannot attend, highlighting the etiquette of expressing regret.
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Humiliated
Someone who has been humiliated has experienced a loss of pride or self-respect. He is left with little or no dignity. If he humiliates another person, he causes that person to lose pride, dignity, or self-respect.
Ted felt humiliated when the school bully called him stupid and pushed him over in front of the other children. He ran home crying.
In an effort to humiliate my sister, I used her Facebook account to post a copy of her last school report.
Someone who has humiliated himself by admitting he was wrong is said to eat crow. Then he could suffer from humiliation. Crow presumably tastes bad, and admitting you are wrong leaves a bad taste in your mouth.
Scott had to eat crow when his coworkers showed him the evidence that proved he was wrong about which player would be chosen first in the draft.
The Canton Cougars suffered great humiliation when they lost the basketball game to the Bellville Bengals by a score of 10 to 98.
Regret
Regret doing something means to feel sorrow or remorse over something one has said or done. It also means to think of something with a sense of loss. The adjective regretful means full of regret and describes how you feel after doing or saying something hurtful to another person.
Susan regretted not trying out for the hockey team. She'd always loved the game and missed travelling to other schools to compete.
Michael regretted taking the car without permission. He had dented the right bumper, so he had to get a part time job to pay for the repairs.
You might get an invitation to a party with "Regrets Only" written on the bottom. This means that you should reply to the invitation only if you cannot attend. Then you send or give your regrets, a note saying that you regret that you cannot go. A life full of regrets could be one in which a person failed to do things he really wanted to.
Jane was sad that she had to send her regrets because she was unable to attend her cousin's wedding. She could not get the time off work.
Jeff plans to travel to a different country every year so he won't live a life full of regrets over the places he hasn't seen.
Domande da interrogazione
- ¿Qué significa sentirse humillado según el texto?
- ¿Cómo se describe el concepto de "arrepentimiento" en el texto?
- ¿Qué ejemplo se da en el texto sobre "comer cuervo"?
Sentirse humillado implica experimentar una pérdida de orgullo o respeto propio, quedando con poca o ninguna dignidad.
Arrepentirse de algo significa sentir pena o remordimiento por algo que se ha dicho o hecho, y también implica pensar en algo con un sentido de pérdida.
El texto menciona que Scott tuvo que "comer cuervo" cuando sus compañeros de trabajo le mostraron pruebas de que estaba equivocado sobre qué jugador sería elegido primero en el draft.
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