(感到)懊恼的,窘迫的,尴尬而不快的:通常指因为自己的错误、失败或被指出问题而感到难堪、沮丧。
/ʃəˈɡrɪnd/
I felt chagrined when I forgot her name.
当我忘了她的名字时,我感到很窘迫懊恼。
He was chagrined to discover that his confident prediction was completely wrong, especially in front of his colleagues.
当他发现自己信心满满的预测完全错了时,他很懊恼,尤其还是在同事面前。
chagrined 来自法语 chagrin,本义与“烦恼、忧愁、懊恼”相关。进入英语后常用于描述一种“因受挫或出丑而产生的懊恼与尴尬交织的情绪”。