Word · Frequency #5947
offensive
冒犯的；令人不快的
Causing offense; upsetting, insulting, or making someone feel angry or disgusted.
用于形容言语、行为等让人反感。
- 1.
Causing offense; arousing a visceral reaction of disgust, anger, hatred, sadness, or indignation.
冒犯的；令人不快的；引起厌恶、愤怒、仇恨、悲伤或愤慨的
- 2.
Relating to an offense or attack, as opposed to defensive.
进攻的；攻击的(与防御相对)
- 3.
violating or tending to violate or offend against
冒犯的
- 4.
Having to do with play directed at scoring.
进攻型的；旨在得分的
- 5.
for the purpose of attack rather than defense
进攻性的
进攻的；攻击性的；进攻的；冒犯的；令人不快的；引起厌恶、愤怒、仇恨、悲伤或愤慨的；进攻的；攻击的(与防御相对)；冒犯的
In use
His joke was offensive to many people in the room.
She made an offensive comment about his appearance.
Many viewers found the movie's violent scenes offensive.
considered such depravity offensive against all laws of humanity
offensive weapons
be offensive to sb
His jokes were offensive to many people.
他的笑话冒犯了许多人。
find sth offensive
She found his comments deeply offensive.
她认为他的评论非常无礼。
Connections
Collocations
- offensive language
- 冒犯性语言
- The comedian's offensive language offended many in the audience.那位喜剧演员的冒犯性语言冒犯了众多观众。
- offensive behavior
- 冒犯性行为
- His offensive behavior led to his dismissal from the company.他的冒犯性行为导致他被公司开除。
- offensive remarks
- 冒犯性言论
- She made several offensive remarks about his background.她对他的背景发表了几次冒犯性言论。
- offensive weapon
- 进攻性武器
- The army deployed offensive weapons to neutralize the threat.军队部署了进攻性武器以消除威胁。
Synonyms
- insulting
- 侮辱的 · 侧重有意羞辱，语气更强
Learner notes
Memory Tip
offensive 同时表‘冒犯’和‘进攻’，联想‘冒犯的话语如同进攻’，一举两得。
Context & Register
语域：mixed 常见场景：daily conversation、media commentary、sports、military discussion 在表示“冒犯的”时，多用于日常对话和媒体评论；在表示“进攻性的”时，常见于体育或军事讨论。
Grammar Note
作“冒犯的”时常接to；作“进攻的”时通常作定语。
Pronunciation & Spelling
All listed words rhyme with 'offensive' because their stressed vowel is /ɛ/ and the following consonants match. Note that 'passive' (/ˈpæsɪv/) has a different stressed vowel and does not rhyme, despite a similar spelling ending.
High-value vocabulary
该词属于 Oxford 核心词汇，值得优先掌握常见搭配和句型。
Usage priority
Collins 词频等级为 3，建议结合例句记忆，而不是只背中文释义。
Learn the forms together
页面下方列出了常见词形变化。学习时注意它们在句子中的语法位置。
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