惭愧是一个汉语词汇，读音为cán kuì，指因有缺点、错误或未能尽责等而感到不安或羞耻；感幸之词。意思是多谢、难得、侥幸。客气的说法。

解释

因为自己有缺点、做错了事或未能尽到责任而感到羞耻：深感万分。

分开解释为，对不起自己叫惭，对不起别人叫愧。

示例

1.那王俊得知这个消息，叫声惭愧，幸而预先走脱了。——《荡寇志》

2.很惭愧，只做了一点微小的工作，谢谢大家。

引证释义

1、 因有缺点、错误或未能尽责等而感到不安或羞耻。

《国语·齐语》:"是故大国惭愧，小国附协。"

2、感幸之词。意为多谢、难得、侥幸。

唐 王绩 《过酒家》诗之五:"来时长道贳，惭愧酒家胡。"

例句

（1）老师交办的事情我没有做好，心里感到很惭愧。

（2）她为自己的小心眼感到惭愧。

（3）他孜孜不倦的干劲使我们大家惭愧。

（4）很惭愧，这次高考我名落孙山了。

（5）说来惭愧，我只不过是尸位素餐，哪里称得上有功。

英语例句

To my shame， I never thanked him for his kindness.我感到惭愧的是对他的好意我从未表示过感谢

Of course he would be ashamed to borrow often.当然，常常向人借钱他自己也会惭愧的

Hearing the words， he hung down his head for shame.听了这话， 他惭愧得低下头来

I felt small when I learned how badly I had misjudged him.知道错怪了他时，我感到很惭愧.

I feel quite ashamed that I have not fulfilled the task.我没有完成任务，感到很惭愧.

I was ashamed to tell him that I had failed.我惭愧地将我的失败告诉了他

She was covered with shame at her failure.她对自己的失败感到无比惭愧.

To my shame， I never did help them.我感到惭愧的是， 我从来没有帮助过他们.

He was abashed at forgetting his wife's birthday.他因忘了妻子的生日而感到惭愧.

I thought shame to be so careless.我因为这样粗枝大叶而感到惭愧