affront

əˈfrʌnt
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Translation of affront from English into Chinese,

Noun

deliberate offense

deliberately offensive act or statement meant to insult someone
侮辱 wǔrǔ冒犯 màofàn羞辱 xiūrǔ
  • His comment was a clear affront to her dignity.他的评论对她的尊严是明显的侮辱。

Verb

tr.

rude treatment

treat someone rudely or insult them openly
侮辱 wǔrǔ冒犯 màofàn羞辱 xiūrǔ当众羞辱
  • He affronted her by ignoring her greeting.他无视她的问候,让她感到被侮辱。
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Expressions with affront: examples in English and translations in Chinese

对法律的威胁
Tampering with evidence is an affront to justice.

Synonyms and analogies of affront in English

Examples of affront in a sentence

  • The refusal was taken as an affront by the host.
  • He affronted his neighbor by criticizing her cooking publicly.
  • They affronted the committee when they refused the award.

Translations of "affront" in Context ordered by category and frequency

侮辱n./v. - wǔ rǔ

It's a personal affront to me and every member of our congress.

这对我和对我们会议的全体人员都是一种人身侮辱。

冒犯v. - mào fàn

All these scourges are a scandal and an affront to humanity.

所有这些祸害都是人类的耻辱和对人类的冒犯。

蔑视v. - miè shì

They are an affront to humanity.

它们是对人类的蔑视。

有意冒犯n. - yǒu yì mào fàn

Egypt believes that using language that implies double standards is an affront to human rights.

埃及认为,使用具有双重标准含义的语言,是对人权的有意冒犯。

羞辱n./v. - xiū rǔ

The rude comment was an affront to her dignity.

那句粗鲁的话简直是在羞辱她的人格。

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affront: Examples and translations in context

She saw the criticism as an affront to her professional skills.

她把那番批评视为对自己专业能力的莫大侮辱。

His speech was an affront to all decent members of the community.

他的话对社区所有体面的成员是故意的侮辱.

The lack of access to sanitation is an affront to human dignity.

缺乏获取卫生设施的渠道是对人类尊严的侮辱。

It's an affront to authority and blatant disrespect for property.

这是公开侮辱校方 还大肆藐视学校财产.

The persistence of extreme poverty is an affront to humanity.

极端贫困的顽固存在是对人类的侮辱。

I take this as almost a personal affront.

我几乎把这当做一种个人的侮辱。

She has taken my enquiry as a personal affront.

她将我的询问当成了人身侮辱。

It's an affront to human dignity to keep someone alive like this...

如此维持一个人的生命是对人类尊严的冒犯。

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