单词详解 | offensive

offensive
音标
英音/ əˈfensɪv / 美音/ əˈfensɪv /

听听基本释意:

外刊例句
The lawmaker went on the offensive throughout the discussion on X, lobbing insults at Mr. Guest and daring the Ethics Committee chairman to force a vote on the resolution.
这位立法者在 X 的整个讨论过程中一直处于进攻状态,对 Guest 先生进行了侮辱,并挑战道德委员会主席强制对该决议进行投票。
Washington Times

About 77 soldiers have been killed in Israel’s ground offensive.
大约77名士兵在以色列的地面进攻中丧生。
Washington Times

“This defensive war has always had a global, offensive, remit,” he added.
“这场防御战一直具有全球性、进攻性、范围,”他补充道。
Washington Times

基本释意
adjective
unpleasant or disgusting especially to the senses
无礼的,冒犯的;令人不快(讨厌)的;攻击的,进攻性的; <美>(体育比赛中)进攻的,攻势的

同义词
loathsome,nauseating,nauseous,noisome,queasy,sickening,vile,dysphemistic,violative,unsavory,unsavoury,offence,offense

短释义
Although offense and defense are opposites, offensive and defensive aren’t always. Defensive can mean anxiously challenging of all criticism. Offensive can mean not just attacking someone or something, but belching, insulting people, or otherwise not respecting common standards of behavior.
进攻性是指粗鲁或伤害性的行为,或者军事或体育入侵对手的领土。在任何情况下,“进攻”都是指进攻。

长释义
Although offense and defense are opposites, offensive and defensive aren’t always. Defensive can mean anxiously challenging of all criticism. Offensive can mean not just attacking someone or something, but belching, insulting people, or otherwise not respecting common standards of behavior.
虽然进攻和防守是对立的,但进攻和防守并不总是对立的。防御可能意味着焦急地挑战所有批评。攻击性不仅意味着攻击某人或某物,还意味着打嗝、侮辱他人或以其他方式不尊重共同的行为标准。

文学例句
You didn’t often hear Root apologizing, but then it had been a deeply offensive insult.
你不常听到鲁特道歉,但那是一种非常无礼的侮辱。
Artemis Fowl by Eoin Colfer

“The first thing to remember,” Max whispers, so the neighbors can’t hear, “is to be on the defensive before you are on the offensive.”
“首先要记住的是,”麦克斯低声说道,这样邻居就听不到了,“在进攻之前先采取守势。”
The Light in Hidden Places by Sharon Cameron

With a two-step dodge, I rushed his left side, and made an offensive play out the door.
我闪身两步,冲向他的左侧,从门外发起进攻。
Monday’s Not Coming by Tiffany D. Jackson

词源
offensive (adj.)1540s, “used in attack, attacking;” 1570s, “insulting, causing or giving displeasure,” from French offensif (16c.) and directly from Medieval Latin offensivus, from Latin offens-, past-participle stem of offendere “offend” (see offend). Sense of “disgusting, disagreeable” (of odors, taste, etc.) is from 1590s. Related: Offensively; offensiveness.Related entries & more

下面是词源的翻译(机器翻译比较难翻,参考着看)
进攻性(adj.)1540年代,“用于攻击,攻击;” 1570 年代,“侮辱、引起或给予不快”,源自法语 offensif (16c.),直接源自中世纪拉丁语 offensivus,源自拉丁语 offens-,offendere 的过去分词词干“offend”(参见 offend)。 “恶心、不愉快”(气味、味道等)的感觉来自 1590 年代。相关:进攻性;攻击性。相关条目及更多


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