恥ずべき
解説 Definition
disgraced は disgrace（名誉を傷つける、恥をかかせる）の過去形・過去分詞で、形容詞としては「不名誉な、面目を失った」という意味です。人や地位が信頼や尊敬を失った状態を表すときに使います。
Having lost honor, respect, or a trusted position because of shameful conduct, failure, or public scandal. The adjective is commonly applied to a formerly respected person whose reputation has been seriously damaged.
覚え方のコツ Memory Tip
原形 disgrace「名誉を傷つける」は語末が e なので d を加えて disgraced となり、語尾 -ed は /t/ と発音します。dis-「失わせる」＋ grace「好意・名誉」の感覚から、「尊敬や地位を失った」と捉えましょう。a disgraced official や a disgraced former manager のように、失態や不正で公的信用を失った人に使います。
Build the word from “disgrace,” meaning to bring shame or loss of honor. Since the base ends in silent “e,” its past participle is made by adding “d”; the final “-ed” is pronounced /t/ after the /s/ sound. The prefix “dis-” suggests loss or removal, while “grace” historically carries the idea of favor or esteem. Picture “a disgraced official” or “a disgraced former manager”: someone who once held respect but lost it through misconduct, failure, or scandal. This is stronger and more public than simply feeling embarrassed.
例文
The disgraced official left the meeting quietly.
不名誉な立場となったその役人は、静かに会議を後にしました。
A disgraced leader apologized to the community.
面目を失った指導者は地域の人々に謝罪しました。
The report described him as a disgraced former manager.
その報告書は彼を、不名誉な元管理者として説明していました。
disgraced の類義語・関連語
対義語
disgraced の語源・成り立ち Etymology
dis- は「離す・失わせる」、grace は古フランス語経由でラテン語 gratia「好意・恩恵」にさかのぼります。つまり「好意や名誉を失った」が原感覚で、そこから「面目を失った、恥ずべき」の意味になりました。関連語は grace, graceful。
“Disgraced” is the past participle of “disgrace.” The word combines the prefix “dis-,” expressing loss, removal, or reversal, with “grace.” English “grace” came through Old French from Latin “grātia,” meaning favor, goodwill, thanks, or kindness. A disgraced person has therefore been deprived of social favor or honor. The adjective developed naturally from the verb’s sense of bringing shame upon someone or damaging that person’s reputation.
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