umbrage
umbrage
[ˈʌmbrɪdʒ]
noun
[mass noun]
umbrageous
adjective
语源
[ˈʌmbrɪdʒ]
noun
[mass noun]
- offence or annoyance
生气，不快；伤感情
she took umbrage at his remarks.
他的话令她生气。 - (archaic)shade or shadow, especially as cast by trees
(古)阴影；树荫
umbrageous
adjective
语源
- late Middle English (in sense 2): from Old French, from Latin umbra 'shadow'. An early sense was 'shadowy outline', giving rise to 'ground for suspicion', whence the current notion of 'offence'
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