umbrage

词根词缀:

词根
umbr= shadow 影子

adumbrate v. 预示

ad 加强 + umbr 影子 + ate 使… → 出现影子 → 预示

penumbra n. 半阴影

pen 近似 + umbr 影子 + a → 近似影子 → 半阴影

umbra n. 暗影

umbrage n. (成荫的)叶丛;不快

umbr 影子 + age 表状态 → 树荫;不快〔心中有影子〕

umbrella n.

umbr 影子 + ella 小 → 带来影子的小东西 → 伞

数据来源:新东方英语词汇速记大全

相关例句:

He's like you, forever taking umbrage about something.

他象你,总会为了什么事生气。

It has tried to deepen relations with China and other Asian powers, even at the cost of American umbrage.

它一直在努力深化与中国及其他亚洲大国之间的关系,即便这让美国感到不满。

The pope himself had taken great umbrage at the book.

教皇本人对这本书曾极为生气。

After taking umbrage at remarks George Bush made in Israel about appeasement, Mr Obama went on to argue that the threat from Iran was not of the same magnitude as that posed by the Soviet Union.

乔治・布什在以色列发表演讲,认为同伊朗对话是”绥靖行为“,奥巴马对此表示抗议。奥巴马继续指出,伊朗的威胁同当年苏联的威胁不可同日而语。

They're liable to take umbrage if we don't invite them.

如果我们不邀请他们,他们会生气的。

The study was to simulate the condition of light climate and research the function that umbrage hazard in shelter forest.

模拟林内光气候状况,探讨防护林林下的遮荫胁地效应。