affront
音标发音
- 英式音标 [əˈfrʌnt]
- 美式音标 [əˈfrʌnt]
- 国际音标 [ə'frʌnt]
- 英式发音
- 美式发音
基本解释
- n. （当众）侮辱，（故意）冒犯；
- v. 冒犯，侮辱；面对；相遇
词根记忆
- af + front(前面，脸面)→冲着别人的脸→冒犯
- af(看作ad，向…) + front(面部)→冲着某人面部叫骂→公开侮辱
同根派生
英汉例句
- She has taken my enquiry as a personal affront.
她将我的询问当成了人身侮辱。 - He took his son's desertion as a personal affront.
他把儿子的离开看作是对他个人的侮辱. - Leaving during his speech was an affront to the speaker.
当讲话的人正在讲话时离去,是对他的一种不尊敬. - It's an affront to human dignity to keep someone alive like this.
如此维持一个人的生命是对人类尊严的冒犯。 - She has taken my enquiry as a personal affront.
她将我的询问当成了人身侮辱。
词组短语
- affront wire 行李索
- affront insult 侮辱轻蔑
- affront detail 泰然面对
- affront t 侮辱;公开侮辱
- Affront Death 临死不惧
短语
英英字典
- a remark or action intended to insult or offend someone
- to insult or offend someone
- If something affronts you, you feel insulted and hurt because of it.
- If something is an affront to you, it is an obvious insult to you.
剑桥英英字典
柯林斯英英字典
专业释义
- 侮辱