offend, insult

動詞 offend:

1. cause to feel resentment or indignation
   同義詞：pique
2. act in disregard of laws, rules, contracts, or promises
   同義詞：transgress, infract, violate, go against, breach, break
3. strike with disgust or revulsion
   同義詞：shock, scandalize, scandalise, appal, appall, outrage
4. hurt the feelings of
   同義詞：hurt, wound, injure, bruise, spite

1. A politic man tries not to offend people.
   精明的人盡量不得罪人。
2. No one dare to offend the fiery person.
   沒人敢惹這個脾氣急躁的人。
3. I didn't mean to offend you.
   我不是故意冒犯你。
4. Your rudeness had offended many people.
   你的粗魯已激怒了很多人。
5. He was offended that we didn't agree with him.
   我們不同意他的觀點，他生氣了。
6. Some criminals are likely to offend again when they are released.
   有些罪犯被釋放后有可能重新犯罪。

of.fend

v.（動詞）
of.fend.ed,of.fend.ing,of.fends
v.tr.（及物動詞）
To cause displeasure, anger, resentment, or wounded feelings in.
使不愉快：使不高興、憤怒、憎恨或受傷害的感情
To be displeasing or disagreeable to:
使…不高興：使…不高興或不受歡迎：
例句：
Onions offend my sense of smell.
洋蔥刺激我的嗅覺

To transgress; violate:
侵入；違反：
例句：
offend all laws of humanity.
違反所有人性的法規(guī)

To cause to sin.
引起罪惡
v.intr.（不及物動詞）
To result in displeasure:
導(dǎo)致不愉快：
例句：
Bad manners may offend.
不禮貌的行為可能導(dǎo)致不愉快

To violate a moral or divine law; sin.
違反道德或天條；犯罪
To violate a rule or law:
違反規(guī)則或法則：
例句：
offended against the curfew.
違反了宵禁

來源：
Middle English offenden
中古英語 offenden
from Old French offendre
源自 古法語 offendre
from Latin offendere * see g when-
源自 拉丁語 offendere *參見 g when-

<參考詞匯><同義詞>offend,insult,affront,outrageThese verbs mean to cause resentment, humiliation, or hurt.Tooffend is to cause displeasure, wounded feelings, or repugnance in another:
這些動詞都意為引起憎恨、羞辱或傷害。Offend 是在另一個人心里引起不愉快、受傷的感覺或強烈的反感：
例句：
.He often offended men who might have been useful friends. (John Lothrop Motley).
.他經(jīng)常傷害那些本可以成為有用朋友的人. （約翰·洛思羅普·莫特利）。

Insult implies gross insensitivity, insolence, or contemptuous rudeness resulting in shame or embarrassment:
Insult 暗含全然的不敏感、傲慢或輕視的粗魯或?qū)е滦呷杌蚓狡龋?
例句：
.His letters . . . boil with sarcastic gibes and insulting remarks on the subject of universal suffrage. (Mario Vargas Llosa).Toaffront is to insult openly, usually intentionally:
.在普選權(quán)這個問題上，他的信中…充斥著諷刺的嘲笑和冒犯性的語言. （馬里奧·瓦爾加斯·勞埃莎）。Affront 是公開地冒犯，通常為有意地：

例句：
Affronted at his impertinence, she stared at him coldly and wordlessly.
被他的無禮而冒犯，她冷冷地、無言地盯著他。

Outrage implies the flagrant violation of a person`s integrity, pride, or sense of right and decency:
Outrage 暗含對一個人的正直、尊嚴或權(quán)利和正派的感覺的公然的違反、冒犯：
例句：
.Agnes . . . was outraged by what seemed to her Rose`s callousness. (Mrs. Humphry Ward).
.艾格尼絲…看上去被對羅斯的無情惹怒了.。 （漢弗萊·沃德夫人）