(名词)侮辱;冒犯;公然无礼的行为或言语。(动词)冒犯;侮辱。(也可指“当众的羞辱/轻蔑”。)
/əˈfrʌnt/
His comment was an affront to everyone in the room.
他的评论是对房间里所有人的冒犯。
She considered the policy an affront to basic human dignity, arguing that it punished the vulnerable while excusing the powerful.
她认为这项政策是对基本人类尊严的公然侮辱,并指出它惩罚弱者却纵容强者。
来自法语 affronter,意为“面对、当面相迎”,由 *a-*(加强/朝向)+ front(前面、脸面)相关构成。词义从“当面面对”逐渐引申为“当面顶撞、冒犯”,最终固定为“侮辱、冒犯(尤指公然的)”。