umbrage

英 ['ʌmbrɪdʒ] 美 ['ʌmbrɪdʒ]
  • n. 不快,生气;树荫;怀疑

助记提示


1、umbr- + -age.
2、该词的原始含义为:树阴,阴影;后来引申为:生气,不高兴,不愉快;原始含义成为了古语。
3、脸色阴沉。

双语例句


1. He takes umbrage against anyone who criticises him.
不管谁批评他,他都心生愤懑。

来自柯林斯例句

2. I invited her because I was afraid ofgiving umbrage.
我邀请了她,因为我怕得罪她.

来自辞典例句

3. Everything gives umbrage to a tyrantny.
所有事情都使专制君主生气.

来自辞典例句

4. He called me a lily - livered coward, and I umbrage at the insult.
他说我是个胆小的懦夫, 这种侮辱让我很生气.

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5. The pope himself had taken great umbrage at the book.
教皇本人对这本书曾极为生气.

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