offend

offend
[ə`fɛnd; ə'fɛnd] (發音來源)
冒犯

單字解釋

offend
[ə`fɛnd; ə'fɛnd]
《源自拉丁文「打中,傷害」的意思》<<及物動詞>>
1 觸怒,冒犯<某人>,傷害<某人>的感情
I'm sorry if I've ~ed you.
如果我冒犯了你,我很抱歉
I was ~ed with him [by his remark].
我對他 [他的話] 生氣
He is ~ed at being ignored.
他因受到冷落而生氣
He is easily ~ed.
他容易生氣
2 <事、物>傷及,損及 <感官、正義感等>
The noise ~s the ear.
那噪音刺耳
The yellow building ~s the eye.
那幢黃色建築物很刺眼
<<不及物動詞>>
1 a. 犯罪,犯過錯
b. 違反 [法律、禮節等] ,犯 [法等] [against]
~ against good manners
違反禮節; 不守規矩,沒禮貌
~ against the law
犯法
2 傷害別人的感情,傷感情
vt. 犯罪, 冒犯, 違反, 進攻
vi. 犯罪, 冒犯, 違反, 進攻
[法] 犯法, 犯罪, 觸犯

英字分解

• of
• fend

ob, oc, of, op
(meaning)
toward, against, in the way
(examples)
oppose, occur, offer, obtain

-fend, fend-, fen-
to ward off躲避, strike打擊, keep off扺擋, guard保衛, protect;

列根成形

of

朝著

fend

打擊

offend

冒犯

創義薛說

朝著人家的瘡疤打擊 ➔ 冒犯