| 释义 |
af·front /əˈfrʌnt/ vt. | n.
I vt.
1. 公开侮辱；有意冒犯
affront human dignity 对人类尊严表示轻蔑
She looked affronted. 她看上去像是受了谁的冒犯。
Stepping into the garden, she was instantly affronted by the brightness of the morning. 一走进花园，她顿时被早晨明亮的阳光照得睁不开眼。
2. 勇敢地面对
affront death 临死不惧
3. 〈古〉面对
II n.
公开侮辱；轻蔑
suffer an affront 遭到公开侮辱
offer an affront to sb. 有意侮慢某人
commit an affront to sb.'s authority 冒犯某人的权威
[< OFr afronter to encounter face to face < ? VL affrontāre < AD- ＋ frons forehead] |