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Facepalm moment 捂脸时刻

Episode 260203 / 03 Feb 2026

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感到尴尬或情绪有些激动时，你会有一种想用手把脸捂住、不想面对他人的冲动吗？在英语中，人们会用 “facepalm moment” 来形容这种 “令人尴尬、烦恼或沮丧的时刻”。其中，“facepalm” 也可以用作动词，它生动地诠释了用 “palm（手掌）” 盖住 “face（脸）” 的动作。听节目，跟主持人菲菲和 Phil 学习这个表达的用法。

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（关于台词的备注: 请注意这不是广播节目的逐字稿件。本文稿可能没有体现录制、编辑过程中对节目做出的改变。）

Feifei 
Hello and welcome to Authentic Real English, where we explain expressions used by fluent English speakers so that you can use them too. I'm Feifei.

Phil
And I'm Phil.

Feifei
Phil, why are you wearing shorts? It's February, it's freezing outside!

Phil
OK. So, I decided to cycle to work today, I usually bring some clothes to change into when I get to work, but today I got here, looked in my bag and saw that I'd left my trousers at home – it was a real facepalm moment!

Feifei
Oh dear! That's embarrassing!

Phil
See, look, now you're facepalming as well. Let's learn that expression, 'facepalm moment'. I should describe how Feifei looks right now – she's sat opposite me and has her head in her hands.

Feifei
Yes! So, the noun 'facepalm' comes from the nouns 'face' and 'palm' – your palm is the surface of your hand. A facepalm is where you have your head against the palm of your hand because you're embarrassed, annoyed or frustrated. Something that makes you do that is a facepalm moment.

Phil
Maybe you sent an email to the wrong person, or maybe you've just dropped a cup of coffee. A facepalm moment is when you realise that you've done something wrong or silly. Sometimes you might do it in response to someone else doing something wrong or silly.

Feifei
Yes. Let's hear some more examples of other people using the expression 'facepalm moment'.

Examples
I travelled two hours to take photos of this amazing sunset and then I realised I forgot my camera. What a facepalm moment!

Someone was waving at me, so I waved back and then I realised they were waving at someone else. It was a bit of a facepalm moment.

I had a facepalm moment today when I was sending a very detailed voice note to my mum and then I realised I hadn't pressed record.

Feifei
你正在收听的是 BBC 英语教学制作的 “地道英语” 节目。在这期节目中，我们正在学习表达 “facepalm moment” 的用法。“Facepalm moment” 的字面意思是 “捂脸时刻”，它指的是 “用双手捂住脸或将脸埋进手掌的动作”。这个动作多用来表达尴尬、烦恼或沮丧。这个表达也可以用来形容 “让人绝望的尴尬时刻”。

Phil
Yes, we often talk about a facepalm moment – but remember we do sometimes use the word 'facepalm' on its own. It can be used as a noun to describe the action, and informally it's also sometimes a verb. I facepalmed so hard when I realised I'd left my trousers at home.

Feifei
是的。“Facepalm” 也可以被用作为动词。比如，“I was certainly facepalming very hard when you told me you'd forgotten your trousers.”

Phil
I know, it's so embarrassing. I can't believe I did that. And that's it for this programme, but join us next time to learn more English phrases and expressions.

Feifei
That's right. See you next time! Bye.

Phil
Bye.

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