mortification

英 [ˌmɔ:tɪfɪ'keɪʃn]

美 [ˌmɔrtəfɪˈkeʃən]

基本含义：

n.耻辱；屈辱；禁欲；[医]坏疽

详情解释：

noun

1. (Christianity) the act of mortifying the lusts of the flesh by self-denial and privation (especially by bodily pain or discomfort inflicted on yourself)

2. an instance in which you are caused to lose your prestige or self-respect

e.g. he had to undergo one humiliation after another

Synonym: humiliation

3. strong feelings of embarrassment

Synonym: chagrinhumiliation

4. the localized death of living cells (as from infection or the interruption of blood supply)

Synonym: necrosisgangrenesphacelus

1. 屈辱感;窘迫感
Mortification is a strong feeling of shame and embarrassment.

e.g. The chairman tried to disguise his mortification.
主席试图掩饰自己的窘迫。

1. 羞辱, 禁欲：modification 更改, 修改, 修正 | mortification 羞辱, 禁欲, | extirpation 消灭, 根除, 毁灭

2. 禁欲 tort 害：Mortify 死沉沉 sort 种类 | Mortification 禁欲 tort 害 | Mortgage 扺押 short 短

3. 坏疽：致死的 mortiferous | 坏疽 mortification | 死产率 mortinatality

4. 羞辱：mortician 殡仪业者 | mortification 羞辱 | mortify 受辱

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Sanctification is a process of mortification and vivification.(成圣是一个过程：治死罪，活过来。)

The chairman tried to disguise his mortification.(主席试图掩饰自己的极度窘迫。)

It is not mortification, a penance.(这不是羞辱，而是苦行。)

Thank you, ' said he, in an accent of deep mortification, and not another syllable followed.(“谢谢，”奈特利先生以十分委屈的口气说道，随即便一声不吭了。)

The body is transcended and the soul is made pure by mortification of the flesh-including piercings with these needles-in the annual Hindu fire-walking ceremony on Viti Levu Island in Fiji.(勇士过火表演仪式，维提岛，斐济共和国。身体超越和灵魂已制成纯洁经由禁欲修炼——包括穿刺这些针头——在每年一度的印度人渡火仪式在斐济的维提岛。)

He rose to go, but suddenly sat down again and turned to look into Tseng Tsang-hai's face, which betrayed His rage and mortification.(费小胡子毅然回答，又站起身来想走。但他的眼珠一转，忽又坐下，转看着曾沧海那张又恨恨又沮丧的脸孔问道。)

'retorted the angry boor, retreating, while his face burnt with mingled rage and mortification; for he was conscious of being insulted, and embarrassed how to resent it.(这大怒的乡下人回骂着，退却了，当时他的脸由于愤怒和羞耻烧得通红：因为他意识到被侮辱了，可又窘得不知道该怎么怨恨才是。)

As the result of mortification, impurities are removed. Then special powers come to the body and the sense-organs.(由于苦行，不净得以清除，身体和感官因此会获得特殊的能力。)

I never, never should have got over such a agonizing mortification.(我永远永远不会忘记这种刻骨铭心的奇耻大辱。)

But before he had uttered the words, Prince Andrey, feeling the tears of shame and mortification rising in his throat, was jumping off his horse and running to the flag.(可是，当他还没有说完这句话，安德烈公爵就感觉到羞愧和愤怒的眼泪涌进了他的喉头，于是他翻身下马，向军旗面前走去。)