Word · CEFR B1 · Frequency #2237
slight
怠慢；冷落；轻慢
核心释义
a deliberate act of disrespect or neglect; a snub
- 1.
忽视或冷落的行为；故意忽视或无礼的举动。
The act of ignoring or snubbing; a deliberate act of neglect or discourtesy.
- 2.
故意不礼貌的行为(通常表示愤怒或不满)
a deliberate discourteous act (usually as an expression of anger or disapproval)
忽视或冷落的行为；故意忽视或无礼的举动。；故意不礼貌的行为(通常表示愤怒或不满)；轻蔑；怠慢
用法In use
He took her long silence as a personal slight and decided to confront her.
用法提示：“slight”作名词，意为“怠慢、轻慢”，在短语“as a personal slight”中作宾语。
She apologized for the slight, explaining that she had simply forgotten to invite him.
用法提示：“slight”为名词，指“冷落、怠慢”，作介词“for”的宾语。
Ignoring a co-worker's greeting is often seen as a small slight in the office.
用法提示：“slight”为名词，意为“轻慢”，在被动结构“is seen as a slight”中作主语补足语。
a slight
He considered her comment a slight.
他认为她的评论是一种轻蔑。
take something as a slight
相关词与表达Connections
搭配Collocations
- take as a slight
- 认为是一种怠慢
- She took his silence as a slight.她把他的沉默当作一种怠慢。
- deliberate slight
- 故意的怠慢
- The insult was clearly a deliberate slight.这侮辱显然是故意的怠慢。
- personal slight
- 针对个人的侮辱
- He regarded the criticism as a personal slight.他把那批评视为针对个人的侮辱。
- feel a slight
- 感到受怠慢
- I felt a slight when he didn't greet me.他没打招呼，我感到受了怠慢。
- overlook a slight
- 不计较怠慢
学习提示Learner notes
记忆技巧Memory Tip
slight（怠慢）→ 联想其形容词‘微小的’，小侮辱便是怠慢。
语境与语域Context & Register
register: formal; contexts: 正式场合、个人描述、文学作品; note_zh: 该义项通常用于正式或书面语中，表示有意的轻蔑或怠慢行为。
发音与拼写Pronunciation & Spelling
这些单词都以 -ight 结尾，发音为 /aɪt/，与 slight 押韵。
高价值词汇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。
用法优先级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。
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