affrontKK [əˋfrʌnt] /əˈfɹʌnt/名詞1侮辱、冒犯、不敬正式The mayor's remarks were an affront to every worker in the city.市長的言論對全市的勞工都是一種侮辱。2羞辱、有損尊嚴的事He saw the pay cut as a personal affront to his dignity.他把減薪視為對他個人尊嚴的羞辱。動詞1侮辱、冒犯、得罪常用被動She was clearly affronted by his casual dismissal of her work.他隨意否定她的作品,顯然讓她感到受辱。2觸怒、傷害正式Such a careless comment would affront anyone in that position.這種輕率的評論會觸怒任何處於那個位置的人。