take offense at sth
表示因某事感到被冒犯。
She took offense at his casual remark.
她对他随意的评论感到生气。
罪行；犯法行为
冒犯；无礼；恼怒；不悦；缺乏礼貌；未能顾及他人；伤害他人感情；因被冒犯而产生的愤怒感；法律上可惩罚的行为；通常被视为恶行
an illegal act; a crime
法律用语；常与 commit 搭配，如 commit an offense（犯罪）。
缺乏礼貌；未能顾及他人；伤害他人感情
a lack of politeness; a failure to show regard for others; wounding the feelings or others
因被冒犯而产生的愤怒感
a feeling of anger caused by being offended
法律上可惩罚的行为；通常被视为恶行
(criminal law) an act punishable by law; usually considered an evil act
Driving without a valid license is a serious offense in most countries.
在大多数国家，无有效驾照驾驶是一种严重的违法行为。
用法提示：offense 在本句为名词，意为“违法行为、罪行”。
The police officer gave him a ticket for a minor traffic offense.
警察因他轻微交通违章给他开了一张罚单。
用法提示：offense 在此指“交通违章行为”，作名词。
She was arrested for an offense she claimed she didn't commit.
她因一项她声称没有犯下的罪行被捕。
用法提示：offense 作名词，意为“犯罪行为”。
表示因某事感到被冒犯。
She took offense at his casual remark.
她对他随意的评论感到生气。
His comment caused offense to many people.
他的评论得罪了许多人。
常用作开场白，缓和语气。
No offense, but I think you're mistaken.
无意冒犯，但我认为你搞错了。
grammar · medium
易错句子He offense me with his words.
正确表达He offended me with his words.
中文学习者常将'offense'（名词）误用作动词，因为汉语中'冒犯'既可作名词也可作动词。应使用动词'offend'表示'冒犯'。
grammar · medium
易错句子She said something offense to him.
正确表达She said something offensive to him.
中文学习者易混淆名词'offense'与形容词'offensive'。在描述'冒犯的'特性时应使用形容词'offensive'，而非名词'offense'。
offense是名词，指行为或言语本身；offensive是形容词，描述令人反感的事物
offense是名词，指冒犯的行为或感觉；offend是动词，表示做出冒犯的动作
因……感到被冒犯；生气
He took offense at her criticism.
他对她的批评感到生气。
冒犯他人；引起反感
I hope my comments didn't cause offense.
我希望我的评论没有冒犯到别人。
无意冒犯；别见怪（用于可能冒犯他人的话前）
No offense, but your plan won't work.
无意冒犯，但你的计划行不通。
刑事罪；刑事犯罪
Theft is a criminal offense.
盗窃是刑事罪。
轻微罪行；轻罪
He was fined for a minor offense.
他因一项轻微罪行被罚款。
初犯
For a first offense, he only got a warning.
因为是初犯，他只受到了警告。
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