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offensive是什么意思

  • 英式英标[ə\'fɛnsɪv]
  • 美式音标[ə\'fensɪv]

adj. 攻击的;冒犯的;无礼的;讨厌的

n. 攻势;攻击

中文词源

offensive 冒犯的,进攻的

来自offend,进攻,冒犯。

英文词源

offensive (adj.)
"attacking" (1540s), "insulting" (1570s), both from Middle French offensif (16c.) and directly from Medieval Latin offensivus, from Latin offens-, past participle stem of offendere "offend" (see offend). Related: Offensively; offensiveness.
offensive (n.)
"condition of attacking, aggressive action," 1720, from offensive (adj.).

实用例句

1. The army now appears to have launched a counter-offensive.
军队现在似乎已经发起了反攻。
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2. They wanted me to change the title to something less gratuitously offensive.
他们希望我将题目修改一下,以免显得太过冒犯。
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3. He would soon launch a second offensive, killing off the peace process.
他不久将会再次发动进攻,彻底毁掉整个和平进程。
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4. The police nicked me for carrying an offensive weapon.
警察以携带攻击性武器为由逮捕了我。
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5. The last offensive drove thousands of people into Thailand.
最后一次进攻将成千上万的人赶到了泰国。
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