Word · Frequency #13922
affront
侮辱;冒犯
核心释义
to insult or offend someone, especially openly
- 1.
故意侮辱,尤指公开地。
To insult intentionally, especially openly.
- 2.
对......构成冒犯;触犯。
To be an affront to; offend.
- 3.
挑衅地面对;对抗。
To meet defiantly; to confront.
公然对抗;面对;故意侮辱,尤指公开地。;对......构成冒犯;触犯。;挑衅地面对;对抗。;公开侮辱
用法In use
He affronted his colleague by ignoring her suggestion.
用法提示:动词过去式形式,表示主动冒犯他人。
She felt affronted when he laughed at her idea.
用法提示:过去分词形式,用于被动语态,表示感到被冒犯。
They are affronting the audience with their rude remarks.
用法提示:现在分词形式,表示正在进行的冒犯行为。
affront sb
affront 是及物动词,宾语通常是人,强调公开或蓄意的侮辱。
His rude comment affronted everyone at the table.
他粗鲁的评论冒犯了在座的每一个人。
be affronted by sth
被动结构很常见,主语是感到受辱的人;by 后接造成冒犯的言行。
She was affronted by his mocking tone.
相关词与表达Connections
搭配Collocations
- affront someone
- 公开侮辱某人
- He affronted the audience by mocking their culture.他嘲弄听众的文化,公然侮辱了大家。
- be affronted by
- 被……冒犯;因……感到受辱
- She was affronted by his lack of respect.他缺乏尊重,使她感到受辱。
- feel affronted
- 感到受辱;觉得被冒犯
- I felt affronted when they ignored my contribution.他们无视我的贡献,让我感到受辱。
近义词Synonyms
- insult
- 侮辱;辱骂 · insult 是最常用、最直接的表达,指用言语或行为伤害他人尊严;affront 更正式,强调公开且故意。
学习提示Learner notes
记忆技巧Memory Tip
af+front:冲到你的面前(front)公然侮辱,记住这个画面。
语境与语域Context & Register
语域:formal 常见场景:正式演讲、文学描写、严肃书评 affront 作动词时通常用于正式或书面语境,多表示公开的故意侮辱或冒犯;在日常口语中很少用。
语法说明Grammar Note
及物动词,后接被冒犯的人或事物。
发音与拼写Pronunciation & Spelling
与 affront /əˈfrʌnt/ 押韵的词有:front、confront(同含 -front),以及 hunt、blunt、grunt、stunt(均含 -unt,读 /ʌnt/)。注意拼写相似的 aunt、taunt、haunt、flaunt 发音不同(/ænt/ 或 /ɔːnt/),不要混淆。
用法优先级Usage priority
Collins 词频等级为 1,建议结合例句记忆,而不是只背中文释义。
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