offense
翻译
犯罪, 违法行为, 冒犯, 进攻
例句
He was arrested for a minor offense.
他因轻微违法行为被捕。
Please don't take offense at my comments.
请不要因我的评论而生气。
Our team has a very strong offense.
我们队的进攻非常强大。
语法模式
commit an offense 犯罪 He was arrested for committing a minor offense.
take offense ((at sth.)) 对(某事)生气 She took offense at his rude comment.
no offense meant 没有冒犯的意思 No offense, but I think you're mistaken.
近义词
同义词:crime, violation (犯罪); insult, slight (冒犯)。反义词:defense (防守)
词源
源自拉丁语“offendere”(撞击),由“of-”(对抗)和“fendere”(打击)组成。
记忆技巧
“offend”(冒犯)某人就是对他们造成“offense”(冒犯)。在体育运动中,“offense”(进攻)方会“打击”对抗“defense”(防守)方。