| 单词 | offensive |
| 释义 | offensive —offensively, adv. —offensiveness, n. /euh fen"siv/ or, for 4, 5, /aw"fen-, of"en-/, adj. 1. causing resentful displeasure; highly irritating, angering, or annoying: offensive television commercials. 2. unpleasant or disagreeable to the sense: an offensive odor. 3. repugnant to the moral sense, good taste, or the like; insulting: an offensive remark; an offensive joke. 4. pertaining to offense or attack: the offensive movements of their troops. 5. characterized by attack; aggressive: offensive warfare. n. 6. the position or attitude of aggression or attack: to take the offensive. 7. an aggressive movement or attack: a carefully planned naval offensive. [1540-50; < ML offensivus, equiv. to L offens(us) ptp. of offendere (see OFFEND) + -ivus -IVE] Syn. 1. displeasing, vexatious, vexing, unpleasant. See hateful. 2, 3. distasteful, disgusting, revolting, repellent. 3. repulsive, shocking. 4. invading, attacking. Ant. 1, 2. pleasing. 4. defensive. |
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