umbrage

noun

/ˈʌmbrɪdʒ/

Word Originlate Middle English (originally referring to shade or shadow): from Old French, from Latin umbra ‘shadow’. An early sense was ‘shadowy outline’, giving rise to ‘ground for suspicion’, which led to the current notion of ‘offence’.

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Idioms

take umbrage (at something)

(formal or humorous) to feel offended, hurt or upset by something, often without a good reason synonym offence (2)
- He took umbrage at her remarks.

单词	umbrage
释义	umbrage noun /ˈʌmbrɪdʒ/ /ˈʌmbrɪdʒ/ Word Originlate Middle English (originally referring to shade or shadow): from Old French, from Latin umbra ‘shadow’. An early sense was ‘shadowy outline’, giving rise to ‘ground for suspicion’, which led to the current notion of ‘offence’. Idioms jump to other results Idioms take umbrage (at something) (formal or humorous) to feel offended, hurt or upset by something, often without a good reason synonym offence (2) He took umbrage at her remarks.
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