insult1
KK: [ˈɪnsʌlt]
DJ: [ˈinsʌlt]
n.
- 侮辱,羞辱[C][(+to)]
She could not forgive so terrible an
insult to her pride.
她不能原諒對她的自尊如此嚴重的侮辱。
片語
add insult to injury
- 傷害之外又加污辱;雪上加霜;更糟的是
Adding insult to injury, she threw my gift into the trash.
更糟的是她把我的禮物丟進垃圾筒。
His wife had many affairs, even,
adding insult to injury, with his best friend.
他的太太有很多的婚外情,更糟的是跟他最好的朋友。
He said when she arrived that he wished she had never come, and then
added insult to injury by refusing to speak to her for the rest of her visit.
她來時他說但願她沒來;然後傷害之外又加污辱,在她逗留期間他一直拒絕與她說話。
辨析
insult2
KK: [ɪnˈsʌlt]
DJ: [inˈsʌlt]
vt.
- 侮辱,羞辱
I'm sorry for what I said; I never meant to
insult you.
我為我所說的話道歉;我不是有意要侮辱你。
- 辱罵
辨析
v.
/
ɪnˈsʌlt/
speak to or treat with disrespect or abuse.
n.
/
ˈɪnsʌlt/
- an insulting remark or action.
▸a thing so worthless or contemptible as to be offensive:
the pay offer is an absolute insult.
- Medicine an event which causes damage to a tissue or organ.
Derivative
- insulter n.
- insulting adj.
- insultingly adv.
Etymology
C16: from L. insultare ‘jump or trample on’; the noun is from Fr. insulte or eccles. L. insultus.