| 单词 | affront |
|---|---|
| 音标 | [ə'frʌnt] |
| 解释 | v.侮辱，冒犯 |
| 红宝书 | 【英】 v.侮辱，冒犯( to confront defiantly; offend) 【记】 af+front(前面，脸面 )→冲着别人的脸→冒犯 【同】 同根词：effrontery (厚颜无耻); confront(当面对抗) |
| 字源 | affront (v.) early 14c., from Old French afronter "to face, confront, to slap in the face" (13c.), from Late Latin affrontare "to strike against," from Latin ad frontem "to the face," from frons (genitive frontis) "forehead" (see front (n.)). Related: Affronted; affronting. affront (n.) 1590s, from affront (v.). |
| 不择手段背单词 | v. (有意地, 公开地当众)侮辱, 冒犯 = offend 【例】offer [put] an affront to sb [upon sb ] 当众侮辱某人Such behavior is an affront to society 这种行为是对社会的蔑视 【记】af朝向, front前面, 脸－朝向别人的脸－当众冒犯 【参】effrontery(n 厚颜无耻); confront(vt 使面临; 对抗) |
| 趣味全助记 | 【记】af + front 面前，面对面的质问，对抗，挑战，冒犯 【相关】affront 公开侮辱, 冒犯, 面对 confront 一起面对面，使面临，对抗， effrontery 厚颜无耻的面对 |
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