offence
音标发音
- 英式音标 [əˈfens]
- 美式音标 [əˈfɛns]
- 国际音标 [ə'fens]
- 英式发音
- 美式发音
基本解释
- n.犯罪；过错；攻击，冒犯；令人讨厌的事物
词源解说
- 14世纪晚期进入英语，直接源自古法语的ofense，意为侮辱；最初源自拉丁语的offensa，意为冒犯。
词根记忆
- of + fence(篱笆)→越过了别人家的篱笆→冒犯
同根派生
- adj性质的同根词
- offensive：攻击的；冒犯的；无礼的；讨厌的。
- offending：不愉快的；厌恶的。
- offenseless：无攻击力的；不惹人的。
- adv性质的同根词
- offensively：冒犯地；讨厌地。
- n性质的同根词
- offensive：攻势；攻击。
- offender：罪犯；冒犯者；违法者。
- offense：犯罪，过错；进攻；触怒；引起反感的事物。
- offensiveness：冒犯；令人讨厌；进攻。
- v性质的同根词
- offending：冒犯（offend的ing形式）。
- vi性质的同根词
- offend：违反；进攻；引起不舒服。
- vt性质的同根词
- offend：冒犯；使…不愉快。
用法辨析
- offence意为“犯法,过错”,使用范围比较广,可指触犯国法,也可指违反规章制度和任何失礼的言行。这个词的英式英语拼法是offence,美式英语拼法是offense。
- 表示“违犯…,犯…罪”时, offence与 against 连用。
- offence还可表示“使人不悦的事物”。
n. (名词)
英汉例句
- Because it was his first offence, the punishment wasn't too severe.
由于他是初犯,惩罚较轻。
用作名词 (n.)
词组短语
- condone an ～ 不咎罪过
- expiate an ～ 赎罪
- forgive an ～ 宽恕过错
- give ～ to sb 得罪某人
- overlook sb 's ～ 宽容某人的过错
用作名词 (n.)
动词+～
英英字典
- (CRIME) an illegal act; a crime
- (UPSET FEELINGS) upset and hurt or annoyed feelings, often because someone has been rude or shown no respect
- the part of a game such as American football that involves trying to score points, or the players who try to score points
- AM offense
- Offence or an offence is behaviour that causes people to be upset or embarrassed.
- In sports such as football or basketball, the offence is the team which has possession of the ball and is trying to score.
- Some people say "no offence" to make it clear that they do not want to upset you, although what they are saying may seem rude.
- If someone takes offence at something you say or do, they feel upset, often unnecessarily, because they think you are being rude to them.