offence
noun /əˈfens/
/əˈfens/
(US English offense)
Idioms - [countable] an illegal act
违法行为；犯罪；罪行 - a criminal/serious/minor/sexual offence
刑事/严重/轻微/性犯罪 - a drug/firearms/traffic offence
毒品/枪支/交通犯罪 - a first offence (= the first time that somebody has been found guilty of a crime)
初犯 - a capital offence (= one for which somebody may be punished by death)
死罪 - What are the alleged offences (= that have been stated but not yet proved)?
被指控的罪行有哪些？ - He was not aware that he had committed an offence.
他没有意识到自己犯罪了。 - New legislation makes it an offence to carry guns.
新法律规定持枪为犯罪行为。 - He was found guilty of offences under the Official Secrets Act.
根据《官方保密法》，他被判有罪。 - These people have been charged with public order offences.
这些人被指控违反公共秩序。 - He has been arrested for a serious offence.
他因严重犯罪而被捕。 - offence against somebody/something an offence against society/humanity/the state
妨害社会／人类／国家的罪行 - prisoners convicted of offences against children
犯有侵害儿童罪的囚犯
Wordfinder- accuse
- appeal
- counsel
- defendant
- evidence
- justice
- offence
- plea
- prosecution
- trial
Topics Crime and punishmentb2- Motorists may be fined on the spot for driving offences such as speeding.
驾驶员超速等违章行为可当场予以罚款。 - The offence is punishable by up to three months' imprisonment.
这种犯罪行为最多可判 3 个月监禁。 - He was given a warning since it was a first offence.
因属初犯，他被给予警告。 - It is a criminal offence to inflict cruelty on any wild animal.
残忍对待任何野生动物均属犯刑事罪。 - The rebels could face charges of treason, a capital offence.
叛乱者可能会面临叛国罪的指控，这是死罪。
Collocations Dictionaryadjective- grave
- heinous
- major
- …
- be
- constitute
- commit
- …
- offence against
- a criminal/serious/minor/sexual offence
- [uncountable] the feeling of being upset or angry at something that somebody has said or done
冒犯；搅扰；侮辱 - The photo may cause offence to some people.
这张照片可能会引起一些人的反感。 - No one will take offence (= feel upset or insulted) if you leave early.
你若早退谁也不会介意的。 - Don't be so quick to take offence.
别动不动就生气。 - Many readers took offence at the article.
许多读者对这篇文章感到不快。 - I'm sure he meant no offence when he said that.
我相信他那么说并无冒犯的意思。 - I didn't mean to give offence to anyone.
我无意冒犯任何人。
Collocations Dictionaryverb + offence/offense- cause
- give
- take
- …
- offence at
- offence to
- no offence
- no offence intended
- no offence meant
- …
- The photo may cause offence to some people.
词源late Middle English: from Old French offens ‘misdeed’, from Latin offensus ‘annoyance’, reinforced by French offense, from Latin offensa ‘a striking against, a hurt, or displeasure’; based on Latin offendere ‘strike against’.
Idioms
no offence
- (informal) used to say that you do not mean to upset or show a lack of respect for somebody by something you say or do
无冒犯之意 - No offence, but I'd really like to be on my own.
我无意冒犯，但我确实想自己一个人待着。 - No offence intended, but are you sure your calculations are right?
请不要见怪，但你确定你的计算准确无误吗？
- No offence, but I'd really like to be on my own.