an affront to sb/sth
affront 常用于单数,与 to 搭配,表示“对……的冒犯或侮辱”。
The comments were an affront to the entire community.
这些言论是对整个群体的公然侮辱。
公开或故意的冒犯、轻慢或侮辱。;公开侮辱;轻蔑
An open or deliberate insult, offense, or slight.
公开或故意的冒犯、轻慢或侮辱。
An open or intentional offense, slight, or insult.
She considered his refusal to shake her hand a personal affront.
她认为他拒绝握手是对她个人的侮辱。
用法提示:此处affront作名词,意为‘侮辱’,指一种冒犯的行为。
The politician's remarks were seen as an affront to the entire community.
这位政治人物的言论被看作对整个社区的冒犯。
用法提示:affront后接介词to,表示对某人的冒犯。
He took the criticism as an affront to his professional integrity.
他将批评视为对自己职业操守的侮辱。
用法提示:affront与动词take搭配,表示‘认为……是侮辱’。
affront 常用于单数,与 to 搭配,表示“对……的冒犯或侮辱”。
The comments were an affront to the entire community.
这些言论是对整个群体的公然侮辱。
take sth as an affront 表示“把某事当作一种侮辱”,personal affront 是常见搭配。
He took the criticism as a personal affront.
他把批评视为对自己个人的冒犯。
regard...as an affront to... 比 take...as 更正式,常用于书面语。
Many voters regarded the policy as an affront to democracy.
许多选民认为这项政策是对民主的冒犯。
最通用的说法,可指言语或行为;affront 更正式,多指公开、有意的冒犯。
侧重引起的反感和不快,常搭配 take offense(感到被冒犯);作“冒犯”讲时语气比 affront 轻。
强调因不够尊重而冷淡相待,常是间接的冒犯,不一定是当面羞辱。
侧重使人尊严受损、蒙羞,较正式,多指向受害一方的感受。
多指用言语损害名誉或人格的抨击,affront 则可能指行为或言语。
grammar · medium
易错句子His rude comment was an affront for his host.
正确表达His rude comment was an affront to his host.
名词affront表示对某人的公开冒犯时,后接介词to引出对象;受中文“对……的冒犯”的影响,易误用for。
grammar · medium
易错句子That remark is affront to me.
正确表达That remark is an affront to me.
affront为可数名词,单数前需加不定冠词an;中文没有冠词,学习者容易遗漏。
在“affront”指公开冒犯、侮辱的名词义项下,compliment 指表达赞美的言语,二者为直接反义词。
affront 在此表示冒犯或侮辱,praise 指公开的称赞,语义相对,但 praise 侧重口头或书面赞许,affront 侧重故意冒犯。
affront 偏正式/文学,指公开的冒犯;insult 更常用,指言语或行为上的侮辱,可轻可重,不一定是公开的。
affront 是故意公开的羞辱;slight 常指因忽视或不重视造成的冷落,不一定有意,程度较轻。
affront 强调公然的、故意的侮辱;offense 更宽泛,指任何引起不悦或愤怒的行为,常用于 give offense, take offense 等搭配。
对……的公开侮辱
The new law is an affront to our freedom.
这项新法律是对我们自由的公开侮辱。
人身侮辱
He took her criticism as a personal affront.
他把她的批评视为人身侮辱。
蓄意侮辱
Her silence was a deliberate affront to the guests.
她的沉默是对客人的蓄意侮辱。
公开侮辱
The article was seen as a public affront to the community.
这篇文章被视为对社区的公开侮辱。
af-(=ad-,朝向)+ front(前额,脸)→ 当面冒犯。同根词:confront、frontier;同前缀词:affect、afford。
affront 是一种公开的不敬行为,与 disrespect 所表达的态度直接相关。
affront 常使对方感到 humiliation,即当众受辱后的心理感受。
affront 往往带有故意性,可视为一种 provocation,意在激怒对方。
遭到 affront 后,人们常会产生强烈的 outrage 情绪反应。
affront 常源于对对方的 contempt,以公开方式表达轻视。
对……的侮辱、冒犯
The new law is an affront to our freedom.
这项新法律是对我们自由的侮辱。
把某事当作个人侮辱
She took his criticism as a personal affront.
她把他的批评当作个人侮辱。
对某人尊严的冒犯
His rude remark was an affront to her dignity.
他无礼的话是对她尊严的冒犯。
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