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单词 umbrage
释义 um·brage
I. \ˈəmbrij, -rēj\ noun
(-s)
Etymology: Middle English, from Middle French, from Latin umbraticum, neuter of umbraticus of the shade, from umbratus (past participle of umbrare to shade, from umbra shade, shadow) + -icus -ic; akin to Lithuanian unksna shadow
1.
 a. : an area of comparative darkness : shade
  < lying … at the foot of some tree of friendly umbrage — Charlotte Brontë >
 b. : an overshadowing influence or power : shadow
  < compete in the umbrage of big city printing wages and other costs — J.R.Malone >
2. : the thick shady branches of a tree or bush : foliage
 < the thrush sings in that umbrage — L.P.Smith >
 < chimney pots veiled under blossomy umbrage — Thomas Carlyle >
3. archaic : something providing protection : shelter, refuge
4.
 a. : an indistinct indication : vague suggestion : suspicion, hint
  < the least umbrage of a reflection upon this accident — Roger North >
 b. : a reason for doubt : suspicion
  < the man toward whom our … State Department has never felt umbrage, let alone taken exception — H.L.Ickes >
5. : displeasure, resentment, annoyance
 < persons who feel most umbrage from the overshadowing aristocracy — Sir Walter Scott >
— usually used in the phrases give umbrage or take umbrage
 < would give umbrage to them by not sending an invitation >
 < never take umbrage unless you can lick the guy — Jackie Gleason >
6. obsolete : an alleged purpose or motive : pretext, pretense
 < veiling the murder with the umbrage of devotion and justice — Edmund Hickeringill >
7. obsolete : the state of being in disfavor : disesteem
Synonyms: see offense
II. transitive verb
(-ed/-ing/-s)
1. : to cast into shadow : shade
2. : to cause to become insulted or angry
 < umbraged … by finding no crumbs — Sylvia T. Warner >
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