affront
pronunciation
UK [əˈfrʌnt]
US [ əˈfrʌnt]
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- n.
- (当众)侮辱,(故意)冒犯
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- vt.
- 公开侮辱
- 冒犯
- 面对
- <古>相遇
Word Origin
affront 冒犯
前缀af-同ad-, 去,往。front, 向前,面对,质疑。
Synonym
Example
- 1. The foreign ministry argued that it was an affront to national sovereignty .
- 中国外交部严正声明这是对国家主权的冒犯。
- 2. Actions are perceived as a personal affront , an insult or slight .
- 别人的行动都被认为是对你的公然冒犯,羞辱或者是轻慢。
- 3. His conduct was an affront to " my dignity as a woman " , she wrote , before demanding a public apology .
- 她写道,他的行为对“我作为女性的尊严”是一种公开侮辱,之后要求她丈夫进行公开道歉。
- 4. How do you know she finds your race and gender a personal affront ?
- 你怎么知道她感到你的种族和性别是对她个人的冒犯?
- 5. She views me , a white male , as a personal affront .
- 她将我的白种男性身份视为对她个人的一种冒犯。
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