affront
noun /əˈfrʌnt/
/əˈfrʌnt/
[usually singular]- affront (to somebody/something) a remark or an action that offends somebody/something
侮辱；冒犯 - His speech was an affront to many in the local community.
他的讲话冒犯了当地社区的许多人。 - This remark caused affront to many people.
这句话得罪了不少人。
Collocations Dictionaryadjective- personal
- regard something as
- see something as
- take something as
- …
- affront to
词源Middle English (as a verb): from Old French afronter ‘to slap in the face, insult’, based on Latin ad frontem ‘to the face’. - His speech was an affront to many in the local community.