| 释义 |
offence/əˈfens/n. (US [美] offense) 1 an illegal act; a transgression or misdemeanour 违法行为；犯罪；行为不端 2 a wounding of the feelings 伤感情 no offence was meant 没有触犯的意思 3 the act of attacking or taking the offensive; aggressive action 进攻；进攻的行为；挑衅的行为 □ give offence cause hurt feelings 冒犯，使伤感情 □ take offence suffer hurt feelings; take umbrage 在情感上受到伤害；生气 □ offenceless adj.[originally = stumbling, stumbling block: Middle English & Old French offens from Latin offensus ‘annoyance’, and Middle English & French offense from Latin offensa ‘a striking against, hurt, displeasure’, both from offendere (as OB-, fendere fens- ‘strike’)] |