What a shame和embarrassing可以有同樣的意思嗎?
母語人士的回答
Rebecca
基本上, what a shame it's embarrassing歸為一類,但它也有其他含義。 It's embarrassing意味著自我憎恨、恥辱或羞恥,而what a shame也用於表達對某事的遺憾或失望。例子: Someone accidentally dropped the cake on the floor. What a shame. (看起來是有人不小心把蛋糕掉到了地上。對不起。) 示例: I dropped my food onto my lap. It was very embarrassing for me. (我把食物掉在腿上,好尷尬。)