Old English scamful "modest;" see shame (n.) + -ful. Meaning "disgraceful, causing shame" is from c. 1300. Related: Shamefully; shamefulness. Middle English shamely (adv.) "shamefully" for some reason has fallen from use. Old English scamlic (adj.) "shameful, disgraceful," but this also could mean "modest."
例文
1. The idea that she witnessed this shameful incident meant nothing to him.
彼女はこの恥ずべきシーンを目撃したが、それは彼にとって重要ではない。
2.He accused the company of " shameful foot-draging ".
彼はこの会社を「非常にだらだらしている」と批判した。
3.It was shameful the way she was treated.
彼女がそんな扱いを受けるなんて、とんでもない。
4.It is very shameful of him to show off.
彼は人に自慢して、恥ずかしくない。
5.We must expose this shameful activity to the newspapers.