affront(名词/动词):侮辱;冒犯;公然无礼的对待。常指让人感到尊严受损的言行;也可指“对……进行侮辱/冒犯”。
/əˈfrʌnt/
His comment was an affront to her dignity.
他的话是对她尊严的侮辱。
She considered the decision an affront, because it ignored years of her hard work and public service.
她认为这个决定是一种冒犯,因为它无视了她多年辛勤工作和公共服务的付出。
来自法语 affronter(“当面相对、迎面而上”),进一步源自“front(前面、脸面)”相关词根。由“当面冲撞/顶撞”的意象发展为“当面冒犯、侮辱”的含义。