- offence
- n. [ə'fens] ( offences )
- 双解释义
- C 1. 犯规,违法行为,罪行 breaking of a rule or law; illegal act; crime
- U 2. 冒犯 act or cause of upsetting or annoying sb; insult
- 基本要点
1.offence意为“犯法,过错”,使用范围比较广,可指触犯国法,也可指违反规章制度和任何失礼的言行。这个词的英式英语拼法是offence,美式英语拼法是offense。
2.表示“违犯…,犯…罪”时, offence与against连用。
3.offence还可表示“使人不悦的事物”。
- 词汇搭配
- 动词+～
- condone an offence 不咎罪过
- expiate an offence 赎罪
- forgive an offence 宽恕过错
- give offence to sb 得罪某人
- overlook sb's offence 宽容某人的过错
- repeat an offence 再次犯错
- 形容词+～
- first offence 初犯
- grave offence 严重的犯罪
- heinous offence 滔天大罪
- indictable offence 可起诉的犯罪
- minor offence 轻罪
- petty offence 轻罪
- weighty offence 重罪
- 介词+～
- weapons of offence 进攻性武器
- ～+介词
- offence against decency 无礼
- offence against good manner 没规矩
- offence against the law 违法
- offence to the ear 刺耳的声音
- offence to the eye 刺眼的东西
- 常用短语
no offence to
不要见怪 used to explain that one does not intend to upset or annoy sb
I'm moving out—no offence to you but I just don't like the atmosphere.我要搬出去了——请你们不要见怪,我只不过是不喜欢这里的空气而已。take offence (at)
觉得受到某事物的伤害、烦恼或招惹 feel hurt, upset and offended by sth
He took offence because I said his spelling was bad.我说他拼写很差,他就生气了。
She takes offence at the slightest criticism.她听到一点批评就生气。
- 句型例句
Because it was his first offence, the punishment wasn't too severe.由于他是初犯,惩罚较轻。
She felt she had committed an offence against the rights of others.她觉得自己侵犯了他人的权利。
It is an offence against the rules of grammar.这违反语法的规则。
I am cautious of giving offence.我谨防得罪人。
I am sorry,I intended no offence when I said that.对不起,我说那事并无恶意。
I am sure he didn't mean to cause offence to you.我肯定他并非有意要得罪你。
The new shopping centre is an offence to the eye.新购物中心很不顺眼。
- 补充资料
［同义词］ affront, anger, annoyance, crime, delict, displeasure, fault, harm, hurt, injury, injustice, misdeed, sin, slight, violation, wrong
［反义词］ benefaction, delight, good deed, pleasure
［词源］ ＜拉丁语offensa＜offendere(冒犯)
