ashamed
1.ashamed of doing it是“做了它而觉得可耻”。ashamed to do it有时是“做了它而觉得可耻”,有时是“因为觉得可耻而不愿做它”,但虽然有“不愿做它”的意思,并不一定“不做它”。
对于表示没有意志(volition)的动作的动词,说“…了而觉得羞耻”习惯用不定式而不用of和动名词,如I am ashamed to find from your letter that I have not yet replied to your previous one里用to find而不用of finding,那find是没有意志的动作。
2.ashamed of himself和ashamed of doing it都可以说,但不可说ashamed of himself of doing it,第二个of该改作for。
3.ashamed后面有时接以that引导的从句。例如:I am ashamed that you should think me stupid.
4.ashamed通常是表语形容词,很少用在名词前面。所以该说much ashamed或very much ashamed,不该说very ashamed。用very much比用much普通。
相当于ashamed的定语形容词是没有的,ashamed偶尔这样用,如an ashamed look和an ashamed person。
5.ashamed of him是“为了他感觉羞耻”,ashamed for him是“代他感觉羞耻”。