"affront" in Chinese (Traditional)

• 侮辱
• 冒犯

Definition

「Affront」是指公開表現不尊重或侮辱他人的言語或行為，意思是令人感到被故意冒犯或傷害的事情。

Usage Notes (Chinese (Traditional))

正式、書面語，多用於嚴重、公開的侮辱。常見於“an affront to...”的用法，比一般“insult”強烈，強調故意不敬。

Examples

His comment was an affront to my dignity.

他的話是對我尊嚴的**侮辱**。

Many considered the new law an affront to human rights.

許多人認為這項新法律是對人權的**侮辱**。

She took his refusal as a personal affront.

她把他的拒絕當作一種個人**侮辱**。

Calling her ideas stupid was a real affront to her expertise.

說她的想法愚蠢，是對她專業能力的一大**侮辱**。

Leaving him out of the meeting felt like an affront.

把他排除在會議之外感覺就是一種**冒犯**。

For many, the graffiti on the monument is an affront to the city’s history.

對許多人來說，紀念碑上的塗鴉是對城市歷史的**侮辱**。