记忆方法
联想:不管是烦人还是冒犯,都是冒犯。
双解例句
小知识
If you hurt someone's feelings, you offend that person. You might accidentally offend your friend when you joke about the worst restaurant in town, not realizing it's her favorite place to eat.
If you do something that makes another person resent you, you offend them. Your friends might not mind because you're so humble, but it could offend other classmates when the teachers always pick you for awards and honors. You also offend when you cause disgust or distaste. After your week of camping — and not showering — your smell will probably offend the nose of anyone who has to sit near you.
实用短语
常用短语
单词用法
这组词都可表示“得罪或激怒”某人。它们的区别是offend指一般地伤害别人的感情,使其不快或不悦,意思较弱;outrage强调因暴行或严重伤害别人的自尊心、荣誉感等而引起的愤恨或义愤;affront专指在公共场合有意侮辱或藐视别人,使其怀恨在心;insult指以无礼或傲慢的态度凌辱别人,从而使其感到羞辱。offend,hurt
这组词都有“伤害他人的感情”的意思。它们的区别是前者多接人作宾语,而后者多接感情(one?s feeling)等作宾语。offend,insult这两个动词均含“得罪或激怒某人”之意。offend普通用词,指一般地伤害他人感情,使其不愉快。insult语气强,指肆无忌惮地侮辱,使其难堪或羞愧。
词根词缀
词根: fend
=to strike,表示”打击”
v.
defend 防守,保卫;为……辩护,为……答辩de去,离+fend打击→把[敌人]打跑→保卫,防护
fend 努力;力争;供养;照料;保护fend打击→保护→照料
offend 犯罪,冒犯,违反,得罪,使……不愉快of一再+fend打击→一再打击别人→得罪
同义词辨析
同义词
同根词
词根:offend
adj.offensive攻击的;冒犯的;无礼的;讨厌的
offending不愉快的;厌恶的
offenseless无攻击力的;不惹人的
adv.offensively冒犯地;讨厌地
n.offensive攻势;攻击
offence犯罪;违反;过错;攻击
offender罪犯;冒犯者;违法者
offense犯罪,过错;进攻;触怒;引起反感的事物
offensiveness冒犯;令人讨厌;进攻
v.offending冒犯(offend的ing形式)