affront
[ə'frʌnt]
n.侮辱
v.侮辱,冒犯
例句与用法:
His speech was an affront to all members of the community.
他的话对社区所有成员是故意的侮辱。
He put an affront upon me.
他当众侮辱我。
词形变化:
动词过去式: affronted | 动词过去分词: affronted | 动词现在分词: affronting | 动词第三人称单数: affronts |
详细释义:
vt.
1. 公开侮辱; 有意冒犯
affront human dignity
对人的尊严表示轻蔑
2. 勇敢地面对
affront death
临死不惧
3. 【古】面对
n.
公然侮辱; 轻蔑[C]
It was an affront to common decency.
这是对社会礼仪的公然冒犯。