awkwardness和embarrassment的區(qū)別：中文含義不同、用法不同。awkwardness作為名詞，含義為“笨拙”、“難為情”、“粗劣”；embarrassment作為名詞，含義為“尷尬”、“窘迫”、“害羞”、“使人為難的處境”。
一、awkwardness的含義及用法
awkwardness作為名詞，意為笨拙；粗劣；難為情；尷尬。例句有：
1、She's got to an age where she is being awkward.
她到了難相處的年齡。
2、His awkwardness made him fumble with the key.
由于尷尬不安，他拿鑰匙開(kāi)鎖時(shí)顯得笨手笨腳。
3、She laughed to cover up her feeling of awkwardness.
她用笑聲掩飾她的難堪。
4、May have caused some awkwardness within the family.
我在這個(gè)家里可能會(huì)引起一些尷尬。
5、There is much awkwardness and predicament about teaching theory.
教學(xué)論出現(xiàn)了諸多的困境與尷尬。
6、This will help you to avoid possible awkwardness when you actually go out.
當(dāng)你真正走出去的時(shí)候，這將幫助您以避免可能的尷尬。
二、embarrassment的含義及用法
embarrassment作為名詞，意為尷尬;難堪;窘迫;困境;害羞;愧疚;使人為難的處境;令人為難(或難堪)的人。例句有：
1、I nearly died of embarrassment when he said that.
他說(shuō)那話(huà)差點(diǎn)兒把我給難堪死了。
2、Her resignation will be a severe embarrassment to the party.
她的辭職將使黨處于極度的困境。
3、The poverty figures were undoubtedly an embarrassment to the president.
貧困數(shù)字毫無(wú)疑問(wèn)讓總統(tǒng)非常難堪。
4、I'm glad you offered ─ it saved me the embarrassment of having to ask.
你提出幫忙我很高興，省得我厚著臉皮來(lái)問(wèn)你。
5、She couldn't disguise her glee at their embarrassment.
看到他們難堪的樣子她不禁喜形于色。
