| 释义 |
affront/əˈfrʌnt/ n. & v.●n. an open insult 当众侮辱，冒犯 feel it an affront 觉得是一种侮辱; offer an affront to 加以侮辱 ●v. tr. 1 insult openly 当众侮辱 2 offend the modesty or self-respect of 冒犯，不尊重 3 face, confront 面对；对抗，遭遇 [Middle English from Old French afronter ‘slap in the face, insult’, ultimately from Latin frons frontis ‘face’] |