shamelessly

/ˈʃeɪmɫəsɫi/ adv

In a shameless manner; without shame; impudently.

Word Origin Shamelessly is built on shame, from Proto-Germanic *skamō 'shame.' The suffix -less means 'without,' so shameless is 'without shame.' The same root gives us ashamed (covered with shame) and shamefaced (having a face of shame). The PIE root *(s)kem- 'to cover' is behind it — shame originally meant a covering of disgrace.

adv In a shameless manner; without shame; impudently.

He shamelessly took credit for work that his colleagues had done.

(副词) 无耻地;不知羞耻地;厚颜无耻地

他无耻地将同事完成的工作据为己有。

(adverbio) desvergonzadamente; sin vergüenza; sin pudor; descaradamente; con descaro [De manera desvergonzada; sin vergüenza; impúdicamente.]

Él asumió sin vergüenza el crédito por el trabajo que habían hecho sus colegas.

(adverbe) éhontément; sans vergogne; impudemment [De façon éhontée; sans éprouver la moindre honte.]

Il a **shamelessly** attribué à son seul mérite le travail accompli par ses collègues.

(Adverb) schamlos; unverschämt [auf eine schamlose oder unverschämte Weise; ohne jedes Schamgefühl.]

Er nahm sich **shamelessly** die Anerkennung für die Arbeit, die seine Kollegen geleistet hatten.

(副詞) 恥知らずに。恥ずかしさを感じずに。

彼は同僚のした仕事の成果を恥知らずに自分の手柄にした。

(advérbio) sem-vergonha; desavergonhadamente; descaradamente; despudoradamente; sem pudor [De maneira vergonhosa; sem vergonha; impudentemente.]

Ele tomou os créditos sem nenhuma vergonha pelo trabalho que seus colegas haviam feito.

Word parts: shame + less + ly

Common collocations

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