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美: [ɪn'sʌlt]
英: [ɪn'sʌlt]
vt. 侮辱;辱骂;损害
n. 侮辱;凌辱;无礼
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词源分析: "Insult" 源自拉丁语 "insultare",其中 "in-" 表示“在…上”或“向内”,而 "saltare" 意为“跳”或“跳跃”。结合起来,字面意思是“向某人跳跃”,引申为对某人进行攻击或侮辱。
历史背景: 该词首次被记录使用在14世纪的英语文献中,最早的用法通常与对他人的轻蔑或冒犯有关。
课本: 在*中学英语教材中,可能出现在与情感表达、社交礼仪相关的单元中。在牛津和美国的教材中,通常出现在高年级的阅读理解和写作练中,涉及社交场合和人际关系的主题。
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特殊场合:
The remark she made was an insult to my intelligence.
He didn't mean to insult you; he was just joking.
Insulting someone's appearance is never acceptable.
The politician faced backlash after making an insulting remark.
It's important to address insults in a calm and constructive manner.
*. They exchanged insults during the heated argument.
Her behavior was an insult to our values.
He felt insulted by the way she spoke to him.
The insult was so hurtful that it damaged their friendship.
Insults are often a sign of insecurity.
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通过以上分析,可以更全面地理解“insult”这个单词的含义、使用场景及其相关词汇。
[V-T] If someone insults you, they say or do something that is rude or offensive. 辱骂; 侮辱; 冒犯
例:I did not mean to insult you.我并非故意要冒犯你。
[ADJ] insulted 被侮辱的
例:I mean, I was a bit insulted that they thought I needed bribing to shut up.我的意思是,我感到有些受侮辱的是他们认为我收受贿赂才肯闭嘴。
[N-COUNT] An insult is a rude remark, or something a person says or does which insults you. 侮辱; 辱骂; 冒犯
例:Their behaviour was an insult to the people they represent.他们的行为是对他们所代表的人们的一种侮辱。
[PHRASE] You say to add insult to injury when mentioning an action or fact that makes an unfair or unacceptable situation even worse. 更糟糕的是
例:It is the victim who is often put on trial and, to add insult to injury, she is presumed guilty until proven innocent of provoking the rape.受到审问的往往是受害者,更糟糕的是,她被假定为有罪,直到证明强奸并非由她挑逗而引起。