Affront

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GRE 蓝宝 Barron

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  • v.侮辱, 冒犯
  • [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)

[编辑] Webster Collegiate

I. transitive verb

  • Etymology: Middle English afronten, from Anglo-French afrunter to defy, from Vulgar Latin *affrontare, from Latin ad- + front-, frons forehead
  • Date: 14th century
  • 1.
    • a. to insult especially to the face by behavior or language
    • b. to cause offense to a system of law about both family and marriage that affronted lay society — J. H. Mundy
  • 2.
    • a. to face in defiance ; confront affront death
    • b. obsolete to encounter face-to-face
  • 3. to appear directly before
  • Synonyms: see offend

II. noun

  • Date: 1533
  • 1. obsolete a hostile encounter
  • 2. a deliberate offense ; insult an affront to his dignity


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