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commit an offence
常与 serious, criminal, minor 等形容词连用。
He committed a serious offence and was sentenced to prison.
他犯下了严重罪行，被判处监禁。
冒犯；违法行为
offences — plural of offence
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冒犯；违法行为
The standard spelling of 'offense' used in the UK, Australia, New Zealand, and Canada.
He committed a serious offence and was sentenced to prison.
他犯下了严重罪行，被判处监禁。
这是 offense 的英式拼写，主要用于英国、澳大利亚、新西兰和加拿大。
英式、澳式、新西兰和加拿大英语中 offense 的标准拼写。
UK, Australia, New Zealand, and Canada standard spelling of offense.
He was arrested for a minor offence.
他因一项轻罪被捕。
The company committed a serious offence by polluting the river.
这家公司因污染河流犯下了严重罪行。
Driving without a license is an offence in most countries.
在大多数国家，无证驾驶是一种违法行为。
常与 serious, criminal, minor 等形容词连用。
He committed a serious offence and was sentenced to prison.
他犯下了严重罪行，被判处监禁。
表示感到被冒犯或生气。
She took offence at his rude remarks.
她对他粗鲁的言语感到生气。
主语常是行为或言语。
His jokes may cause offence to some people.
他的笑话可能会冒犯一些人。
后接规则、法律等名词。
Speeding is an offence against the traffic laws.
超速是违反交通法规的行为。
Not this
He offence me.
Use this
He offended me.
错误地使用了名词 'offence' 作为动词。英语中 'offence' 是名词，表示‘冒犯’或‘违法行为’，而动词形式是 'offend'。正确的句子应使用动词 'offended' 来表示‘冒犯了’。
Not this
Driving without a license is an offence to the law.
Use this
Driving without a license is an offence against the law.
错误地使用了介词 'to' 搭配 'offence'。表示‘违反法律’时，正确的介词是 'against'，而不是 'to'。'offence against' 是固定搭配，意为‘违反’。
Focus on the distinctions below. Other candidates are kept compact until a reliable usage note is available.
犯罪
He was found guilty of committing a serious offence.
他被判犯有严重罪行。
刑事犯罪
Driving without a license is a criminal offence in many countries.
在许多国家，无证驾驶是刑事犯罪。
生气；见怪
She took offence at his rude remarks.
她对他粗鲁的言语感到生气。
初犯
Because it was his first offence, the judge gave him a warning.
因为他是初犯，法官给了他一个警告。
无意冒犯
No offence, but I think you're wrong.
无意冒犯，但我觉得你错了。
生气；见怪
She took offence at his remark.
她对他的话感到生气。
得罪；冒犯
I didn't mean to give offence.
我不是有意冒犯的。
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记忆：offence = off + fence，越过界限即为犯罪或冒犯。
多用于法律或正式场合指犯罪行为，也可在一般语境中指冒犯或生气；语体偏正式，但日常也可用。
可数名词，常与介词 against 连用。
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