Affront



GRE 蓝宝 Barron

解释

GRE 红宝书

• 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)

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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