affront

IPA/əˈfrʌnt/
KK[əfrˈʌnt]IPA/əˈfrʌnt/

affront — 名詞

  • affrontsingular
  • affrontsplural

1. a clearly disrespectful comment or act that openly attacks someone's dignity or

1.名詞C1
釋義

侮辱；冒犯

公開傷人自尊的無禮言行

a clearly disrespectful comment or act that openly attacks someone's dignity or pride.

例句

Noor took the joke about her accent as a personal affront.

Noor 把那句拿她口音開玩笑的話看成一種人身冒犯。

take something as an affront

Leaving the minister off the guest list was a public affront.

把部長排除在賓客名單之外，是一種公開的侮辱。

collocation: public affront

常見搭配
  • personal affront
  • public affront
  • an affront to dignity
  • take something as an affront
同義詞
  • insult

    more everyday; 'affront' is more formal and stresses wounded dignity

  • slight

    often smaller or quieter, such as being ignored or left out

  • offense

    can refer to the hurt feeling itself, while 'affront' is the disrespectful act

反義詞

文法句型

an affront to + noun

take something as an affront

a personal / public affront

用法筆記

Often appears in the patterns 'an affront to ...' and 'take ... as an affront'. It usually suggests a pointed or public slight, not a small everyday irritation.

常見錯誤

The remark was an affront for her.
The remark was an affront to her.
use 'to' after the noun, not 'for'.
He felt very affront by the email.
He felt very affronted by the email.
use the past participle 'affronted' for the feeling.

affront — 動詞

同根字

常見搭配

名詞搭配

副詞搭配

常用片語

  • a personal affront
  • a public affront
  • feel affronted

介系詞搭配

  • affront to
  • as an affront