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mor·ti·fy /ˈmɔːtɪfaɪ/ vt. | vi.
❶ vt.
1. 使失面子，使受辱；使羞愧；使窘迫
He mortified his parents by his bad behaviour. 他的不端行为使父母丢脸。
He was mortified by comparisons between his classmates' good marks and his own. 拿自己的成绩与同学们的优异成绩相比较他感到羞愧。
2. 【宗】(为了苦行)抑制，克制(肉体、情感等)
3. 【医】使变成坏疽
4. 〈废〉削弱，减弱
❷ vi.
1. 【医】变成坏疽
2. 禁欲，苦行
[< OFr mortifier < LL mortificāre to put to death, kill, subdue < MORT¹ + -I- + -FY] |