offense

名词 n.
中文释义

英文释义

名词 n.
  1. The act of offending.; A crime or sin. US,countable,uncountable
    — The slave fully appreciates the saying, "where ignorance is bliss, 'tis folly to be wise." When old master's gestures were violent, ending with a threatening shake of the head, and a sharp snap of his middle finger and thumb, I deemed it wise to keep at a respectable distance from him; for, at such times, trifling faults stood, in his eyes, as momentous offenses; and, having both the power and the disposition, the victim had only to be near him to catch the punishment, deserved or undeserved.
  2. The act of offending.; An affront, injury, or insult. US,countable,uncountable
    — Thus I have ventur'd to give my Opinion on this Subject againſt the Authority of tvvo great men, but I hope vvithout offence to either of their Memories, for I both lov'd them living, and reverence them now they are dead.
  3. The state of being offended or displeased; anger; displeasure. US,countable,uncountable
  4. A strategy and tactics employed when in position to score; contrasted with defense. US,countable,uncountable
  5. The portion of a team dedicated to scoring when in position to do so; contrasted with defense. US,countable,uncountable

词形变化

offenses plural offence alternative,Australia,Canada,New-Zealand,UK

词汇关系

近义词
offense affront barb burn dis diss insult insultation pejorative put-down slam slight slur
衍生词
capital offense criminal offense cyberoffense Daffy Duck offense hanging offense hanging offence hurry-up offense indictable offense indictable offence lesser included offense no offense offence to be taken into consideration offenseful offenseless offensensitivity offensible offensive and defensive alliance primary offense regulatory offense regulatory offence shotgun offense status offense summary offense summary offence take offense the best defense is a good offense West Coast offense
相关词
offensive offend offender crime sin

词源

From Middle English offence, from Old French offense, from Latin offensa (“a striking against; displeasure; injury”).
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