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源自拉丁语 'offendere',意为 '打击、冒犯',由 'ob-'(反对)和 'fendere'(打击)组成。
❶ 指引起不快、冒犯或违反规则的,常用于描述令人不适的事物或行为。
“The offending paragraph was removed from the article.”
(文章中冒犯性的段落被删除了。)
“She quickly apologized for her offending remark.”
(她迅速为自己冒犯性的言论道歉。)
❶ 冒犯或触怒某人,使其感到不快或受伤。
“He didn't realize his joke was offending her.”
(他没有意识到自己的玩笑冒犯了她。)
“The politician's comments offended many voters.”
(政治家的言论冒犯了许多选民。)
no offense intended — 用于表示无意冒犯,通常在可能引起误解的言论后使用。
“No offense intended, but I think you misunderstood the point.”
(无意冒犯,但我想你误解了重点。)