shamefaced

英 [?e?m'fe?st; '?e?m-] 美['?em'fest]
  • adj. 謙遜的；害羞的；不惹眼的

英英釋意

1. extremely modest or shy;
"cheerfully bearing reproaches but shamefaced at praise"- H.O.Taylor
2. showing a sense of shame
3. showing a sense of guilt;
"a guilty look"
"the hangdog and shamefaced air of the retreating enemy"- Eric Linklater