be offensive to sb
His jokes were offensive to many people.
他的笑话冒犯了许多人。
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)
Causing offense; upsetting, insulting, or making someone feel angry or disgusted.
用于形容言语、行为等让人反感。
冒犯的；令人不快的；引起厌恶、愤怒、仇恨、悲伤或愤慨的
Causing offense; arousing a visceral reaction of disgust, anger, hatred, sadness, or indignation.
进攻的；攻击的(与防御相对)
Relating to an offense or attack, as opposed to defensive.
冒犯的
violating or tending to violate or offend against
进攻型的；旨在得分的
Having to do with play directed at scoring.
进攻性的
for the purpose of attack rather than defense
His joke was offensive to many people in the room.
他的笑话冒犯了房间里的许多人。
用法提示：offensive在此句中作表语形容词，表示“冒犯的”。
AI contextual example
She made an offensive comment about his appearance.
她对她的外表发表了冒犯性的评论。
用法提示：offensive作定语修饰comment，表示“冒犯性的”。
AI contextual example
Many viewers found the movie's violent scenes offensive.
许多观众觉得电影中的暴力场面令人反感。
用法提示：offensive在find+宾语+宾补结构中作宾语补足语，表示“令人反感的”。
AI contextual example
His jokes were offensive to many people.
他的笑话冒犯了许多人。
She found his comments deeply offensive.
她认为他的评论非常无礼。
They considered the advertisement offensive to women.
他们认为这则广告冒犯了女性。
侧重有意羞辱，语气更强
指主动攻击或好斗，中性或贬义
指言行无礼，程度较轻
指充满敌意或对抗，常用于态度
常含贬低或人身攻击，语气强烈
grammar · medium
易错句子He offensive me.
正确表达He offended me.
中文的“冒犯”是动词，但英语中offensive是形容词，其动词形式是offend。此处需要使用动词过去式offended。
grammar · medium
易错句子I feel offensive.
正确表达I feel offended.
中文表达“感到被冒犯”对应英语的过去分词offended，表示被动感受；而offensive是主动属性，意为“令人不快的”，此处应改为offended。
对应“冒犯的”义项
对应“进攻性的”义项
offensive 描述令人不快的事物本身；offended 描述人受到冒犯后的感受。
offensive 意为攻击性或冒犯性；defensive 意为防御性或自卫性，二者在行为或态度上对立。
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。
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。
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。
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。
of- (against) + fens (strike) + -ive (tending to)
of- (against) + fend (strike)
de- (away) + fens (strike) + -ive (tending to)
of- (against) + fense (strike)
与'进攻性的'相关，指主动发起打击的行为
与'进攻性的'相对，是应对攻击的策略
用于进攻或防御的工具
在军事或体育中策划进攻的方法
涉及进攻和防御的激烈对抗
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