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affront

noun
/əˈfrʌnt/
/əˈfrʌnt/
[usually singular]
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  1. affront (to somebody/something) a remark or an action that offends somebody/something侮辱;冒犯 synonym insult
    • 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。
    Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective
    • personal
    verb + affront
    • regard something as
    • see something as
    • take something as
    preposition
    • affront to
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    Word OriginMiddle English (as a verb): from Old French afronter ‘to slap in the face, insult’, based on Latin ad frontem ‘to the face’.

affront

verb
/əˈfrʌnt/
/əˈfrʌnt/
[usually passive] (formal)
Verb Forms
present simple I / you / we / they affront
/əˈfrʌnt/
/əˈfrʌnt/
he / she / it affronts
/əˈfrʌnts/
/əˈfrʌnts/
past simple affronted
/əˈfrʌntɪd/
/əˈfrʌntɪd/
past participle affronted
/əˈfrʌntɪd/
/əˈfrʌntɪd/
-ing form affronting
/əˈfrʌntɪŋ/
/əˈfrʌntɪŋ/
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  1. to say or do something that offends somebody侮辱;冒犯 synonym insult
    • be/feel affronted He hoped they would not feel affronted if they were not invited.他希望如果他们没有获得邀请也不要感到受辱。
    • an affronted expression受到冒犯的表情
    Word OriginMiddle English (as a verb): from Old French afronter ‘to slap in the face, insult’, based on Latin ad frontem ‘to the face’.

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