offensive
英 [?'fens?v]
美 [?'f?ns?v]
- adj. 攻擊的；冒犯的；無禮的；討厭的
- n. 攻勢；攻擊
中文詞源
offensive 冒犯的，進攻的來自offend,進攻，冒犯。
英文詞源
- offensive (adj.)
- "attacking" (1540s), "insulting" (1570s), both from Middle French offensif (16c.) and directly from Medieval Latin offensivus, from Latin offens-, past participle stem of offendere "offend" (see offend). Related: Offensively; offensiveness.
- offensive (n.)
- "condition of attacking, aggressive action," 1720, from offensive (adj.).
雙語例句
- 1. The army now appears to have launched a counter-offensive.
- 軍隊現(xiàn)在似乎已經(jīng)發(fā)起了反攻。
來自柯林斯例句
- 2. They wanted me to change the title to something less gratuitously offensive.
- 他們希望我將題目修改一下，以免顯得太過冒犯。
來自柯林斯例句
- 3. He would soon launch a second offensive, killing off the peace process.
- 他不久將會再次發(fā)動進攻，徹底毀掉整個和平進程。
來自柯林斯例句
- 4. The police nicked me for carrying an offensive weapon.
- 警察以攜帶攻擊性武器為由逮捕了我。
來自柯林斯例句
- 5. The last offensive drove thousands of people into Thailand.
- 最后一次進攻將成千上萬的人趕到了泰國。
來自柯林斯例句