音标:[ə'frʌnt] ;
vt. 冒犯, 有意冒犯;面对;公开侮辱
n. 轻蔑;公开侮辱
n. (Affront)人名;(英)阿弗龙特
p. pr. & vb. n. of Affront

affront的用法和样例:

例句

用作名词(n.)
  1. He put an affront upon me.他当众侮辱我。
  2. He was not a man to sit down with affront.他并不是一个可以忍受当众侮辱的人。
  3. His speech was an affront to all members of the community.他的话对社区所有成员是故意的侮辱。
用作动词(v.)
  1. Her mind was now very susceptible to affront .如今她的意志动不动就受到冒犯。
  2. She did not dare affront him, for she understood the pride of artists.她不敢冒犯他,因为她明白艺术家最珍视尊严。

词汇搭配

  • put an affront upon someoneoffer an a...

经典引文

  • They had offered great affronts to his person.

    出自:Bunyan
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