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of·fend AHD[ə-fĕndʹ] D.J.[əˈfend]K.K.[əˈfɛnd]v.（动词）of.fend.ed, of.fend.ing, of.fends v.tr.（及物动词）- To cause displeasure, anger, resentment, or wounded feelings in.使不愉快：使不高兴、愤怒、憎恨或受伤害的感情
- To be displeasing or disagreeable to:使…不高兴：使…不高兴或不受欢迎：Onions offend my sense of smell.洋葱刺激我的嗅觉
- To transgress; violate:侵入；违反：offend all laws of humanity.违反所有人性的法规
- To cause to sin.引起罪恶
v.intr.（不及物动词）- To result in displeasure:导致不愉快：Bad manners may offend.不礼貌的行为可能导致不愉快
- To violate a moral or divine law; sin.违反道德或天条；犯罪
- To violate a rule or law:违反规则或法则：offended against the curfew.违反了宵禁
- Middle English offenden 中古英语 offenden
- from Old French offendre 源自 古法语 offendre
- from Latin offendere * see g when- 源自 拉丁语 offendere * 参见 g when-
offend, insult, affront, outrage- These verbs mean to cause resentment, humiliation, or hurt.Tooffend is to cause displeasure, wounded feelings, or repugnance in another: 这些动词都意为引起憎恨、羞辱或伤害。Offend 是在另一个人心里引起不愉快、受伤的感觉或强烈的反感： "He often offended men who might have been useful friends" (John Lothrop Motley).“他经常伤害那些本可以成为有用朋友的人” （约翰·洛思罗普·莫特利）。
- Insult implies gross insensitivity, insolence, or contemptuous rudeness resulting in shame or embarrassment: Insult 暗含全然的不敏感、傲慢或轻视的粗鲁或导致羞辱或窘迫： "His letters . . . boil with sarcastic gibes and insulting remarks on the subject of universal suffrage" (Mario Vargas Llosa).Toaffront is to insult openly, usually intentionally: “在普选权这个问题上，他的信中…充斥着讽刺的嘲笑和冒犯性的语言” （马里奥·瓦尔加斯·劳埃莎）。Affront 是公开地冒犯，通常为有意地： Affronted at his impertinence, she stared at him coldly and wordlessly.被他的无礼而冒犯，她冷冷地、无言地盯着他。
- Outrage implies the flagrant violation of a person's integrity, pride, or sense of right and decency: Outrage 暗含对一个人的正直、尊严或权利和正派的感觉的公然的违反、冒犯： "Agnes . . . was outraged by what seemed to her Rose's callousness" (Mrs. Humphry Ward).“艾格尼丝…看上去被对罗斯的无情惹怒了”。 （汉弗莱·沃德夫人）
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