outrage

/ˈaʊtreɪdʒ/ (bre, ipa) · /ˈaʊtreɪdʒ/ (ame, ipa) · /ˈau̇t-ˌrāj/ (ame, mw) · /ˈaʊt.reɪdʒ/ (bre, ipa) · /ˈaʊt.reɪdʒ/ (ame, ipa)

outrage — 名詞

  • outragesingular
  • outragesplural

1. powerful anger mixed with shock because something seems very wrong

1.名詞C1
釋義

震怒；義憤

又驚又怒的強烈情緒

powerful anger mixed with shock because something seems very wrong

例句

Parents reacted with outrage after the school cut art classes.

學校砍掉美術課後，家長們感到震怒。

with outrage

Public outrage grew when the video showed nurses hitting patients.

影片拍到護理師毆打病人後，社會公憤愈演愈烈。

collocation: public outrage

同義詞
  • anger

    a broader and more everyday word that does not always include shock

  • indignation

    stresses moral disapproval and sounds more formal

  • fury

    focuses on extreme anger, often with less emphasis on moral shock

文法句型

feel outrage at + noun

outrage over + noun

with outrage

用法筆記

Often appears with public, widespread, or growing, especially when many people share the same reaction. Distinguish from sense 2, which names the bad act itself, not the feeling it causes.

常見錯誤

❌There were many outrages over the video.
✅There was outrage over the video.
💡This sense is usually uncountable.

2. something so cruel, violent, or unfair that people see it as far beyond what any

2.名詞C2
釋義

惡行；荒唐事

令人震驚憤怒的離譜行為

something so cruel, violent, or unfair that people see it as far beyond what anyone should accept

例句

The attack on hospital workers was an outrage.

攻擊醫院工作人員是一樁惡行。

Many voters called the pay cut for nurses an outrage.

許多選民說，削減護理師薪資是件荒唐事。

call something an outrage

同義詞
  • atrocity

    usually stronger and more closely tied to extreme cruelty or violence

  • disgrace

    can refer more broadly to something shameful, not always shocking or brutal

  • scandal

    often stresses public shame and gossip rather than the act's cruelty itself

文法句型

an outrage that + clause

call something an outrage

it is an outrage that + clause

用法筆記

Common in formal complaint, protest, and news writing, especially in patterns like 'It is an outrage that ...'. Distinguish from sense 1, which refers to the anger people feel after such an act.

常見錯誤

❌The attack was outrage.
✅The attack was an outrage.
💡This sense is a countable noun and normally needs an article.

outrage — 動詞