首页英语词典offensiveoffensive的意思

offensive怎么读？

offensive

英 [ə'fensɪv] 美[ə'fɛnsɪv]

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近义词hostility bellicosity aggression belligerence antagonism pugnacity enmity animus

反义词

adj. 攻击的；冒犯的；无礼的；讨厌的
n. 攻势；攻击

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词态变化

复数: offensives;比较级: more offensive;最高级: most offensive;副词: offensively;名词: offensiveness;

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.).

双语例句

1. The army now appears to have launched a counter-offensive.: 军队现在似乎已经发起了反攻。

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。

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。

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。

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。