英语词汇“affront”的英英意思、用法、释义、翻译、读音、例句、短语、词组-英语词典

An affront is an action that causes offense. If someone blows smoke in your face after you've asked him to put out his cigarette, you would consider it an affront.

Affronter was an old French word meaning "to confront" or "slap in the face." It's from the Latin, ad frontem, meaning "to the face." Sure, a slap in the face would still be considered an affront, but other non-physical actions would also count. Some would even call a misplaced apostrophe an affront to the English language. Don't confuse affront with effrontery, which means "presumptuousness."

WORD FAMILY

affront: affronted, affronting, affronts

USAGE EXAMPLES

This cousin-centrism is like pink hair or a nose ring, not harmful so much as an affront to the way you think things should be.

Washington Post(Dec 28, 2016)

They seem to think it’s obvious why something in the current year should be an affront to our sensibilities.

Washington Post(Dec 30, 2016)

To them, Trump’s win was the ultimate affront.

Washington Post(Dec 21, 2016)

1n a deliberately offensive act or something producing the effect of deliberate disrespect

Syn|Hypo|Hyper

insult

indignity

an affront to one's dignity or self-esteem

outrage, scandalisation, scandalization

the act of scandalizing

discourtesy, offence, offense, offensive activity

a lack of politeness; a failure to show regard for others; wounding the feelings or others

2v treat, mention, or speak to rudely

Syn|Hyper

diss, insult

bruise, hurt, injure, offend, spite, wound

hurt the feelings of

单词	affront
释义	affront (once / 1182 pages) nv An affront is an action that causes offense. If someone blows smoke in your face after you've asked him to put out his cigarette, you would consider it an affront. Affronter was an old French word meaning "to confront" or "slap in the face." It's from the Latin, ad frontem, meaning "to the face." Sure, a slap in the face would still be considered an affront, but other non-physical actions would also count. Some would even call a misplaced apostrophe an affront to the English language. Don't confuse affront with effrontery, which means "presumptuousness." WORD FAMILY affront: affronted, affronting, affronts USAGE EXAMPLES This cousin-centrism is like pink hair or a nose ring, not harmful so much as an affront to the way you think things should be. Washington Post(Dec 28, 2016) They seem to think it’s obvious why something in the current year should be an affront to our sensibilities. Washington Post(Dec 30, 2016) To them, Trump’s win was the ultimate affront. Washington Post(Dec 21, 2016) 1n a deliberately offensive act or something producing the effect of deliberate disrespect Syn\|Hypo\|Hyper insult indignity an affront to one's dignity or self-esteem outrage, scandalisation, scandalization the act of scandalizing discourtesy, offence, offense, offensive activity a lack of politeness; a failure to show regard for others; wounding the feelings or others 2v treat, mention, or speak to rudely Syn\|Hyper diss, insult bruise, hurt, injure, offend, spite, wound hurt the feelings of
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