[ə'fend][ə'fend]
  • vt. 冒犯;犯罪
  • vi. 违反;令人不适
  • 记忆方法

    谐音记忆法
    谐音:我犯(烦)他
    联想:不管是烦人还是冒犯,都是冒犯。
    词源词根法
    源于拉丁语offendere(撞到…上)。=of-对面+-fend-打击of-,向前,朝向,-fend,攻击,词源同defend,manifest.引申词义进攻,冒犯。
    谐音联想法
    我烦+end(尽头),我烦到尽头会犯罪
      verb(动词)
      1. [ T ] 冒犯,得罪,惹恼
      2. [ I ] 犯罪,违法

    双解例句

    verb(动词)
    1. [ T ] 冒犯,得罪,惹恼

      I think she was offended that she hadn't been invited to the party.

      没有邀请她参加聚会,我觉得她有点生气。

      He looked offended when you called him middle-aged.

      你称他为中年人时,他看上去有些不快。

      If the sight of a few dirty dishes offends you, then I think you're in trouble!

      如果看到几个脏碟子就让你不舒服,那么我想你有问题了!

    2. [ I ] 犯罪,违法

      Obviously if a police officer offends it's a fairly serious matter.

      显然,警察如果犯罪那可是件相当严重的事情。

    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

    1. offend people

      得罪人

    2. offend against

      违犯,冒犯,犯罪

    3. offend against the law

      违法,动宾

    4. offend sb

      冒犯某人,冒犯

    5. offend spread

      端点放炮排列

    6. offend d

      冒犯,使恼火,违犯,得罪

    7. to offend

      冲撞,惹人,惹恼,冒犯

    8. offend the british

      冒犯英国人

    9. offend you

    常用短语

    1. offend against

      违犯;犯罪

    单词用法

    动词辨析
    offend,affront,insult,outrage
    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。
    重要短语
    offend against 违犯;犯罪

    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

    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。

    同义词

    vt.使痛苦;使苦恼

    insult  /  pain  /  displease  /  disgust  /  horrify  /  grieve  /  affront  /  hurt  /  sicken  /  wound

    其他释义

    humiliate  /  pain  /  grieve  /  sicken  /  insult  /  spite  /  revolt  /  displease  /  wound  /  repel  /  hurt  /  aggress  /  disgust  /  horrify  /  affront

    反义词

    vt.触怒;冒犯;伤害

    appease  /  pacify  /  calm  /  soothe  /  quiet  /  compose  /  defend

    其他释义

    appease  /  defend

    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)