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of·fen·sive
/əˈfɛn(t)sɪv, ||ˈɑˌfɛn(t), ˈɔ-/
(
a
.)令人不快的,侮辱的,攻擊用的
From:
Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)
Of·fen·sive
a.
1.
Giving
offense
;
causing
displeasure
or
resentment
;
displeasing
;
annoying
;
as
,
offensive
words
.
2.
Giving
pain
or
unpleasant
sensations
;
disagreeable
;
revolting
;
noxious
;
as
,
an
offensive
smell
;
offensive
sounds
.
“
Offensive
to
the
stomach.”
3.
Making
the
first
attack
;
assailant
;
aggressive
;
hence
,
used
in
attacking
; --
opposed
to
defensive
;
as
,
an
offensive
war
;
offensive
weapons
.
League offensive and defensive
,
a
leaque
that
requires
all
the
parties
to
it
to
make
war
together
against
any
foe
,
and
to
defend
one
another
if
attacked
.
Syn:
--
Displeasing
;
disagreeable
;
distasteful
;
obnoxious
;
abhorrent
;
disgusting
;
impertinent
;
rude
;
saucy
;
reproachful
;
opprobrious
;
insulting
;
insolent
;
abusive
;
scurrilous
;
assailant
;
attacking
;
invading
.
--
Of*fen*sive*ly
,
adv.
--
Of*fen*sive*ness
,
n.
From:
Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)
Of·fen·sive
n.
The
state
or
posture
of
one
who
offends
or
makes
attack
;
aggressive
attitude
;
the
act
of
the
attacking
party
; --
opposed
to
defensive
.
To take the offensive
,
To act on the offensive
,
To go on the offensive
,
to
be
the
attacking
party
;
to
initiate
hostilities
.
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From:
WordNet (r) 2.0
offensive
adj
1:
violating
or
tending
to
violate
or
offend
against
;
"
violative
of
the
principles
of
liberty
"; "
considered
such
depravity
offensive
against
all
laws
of
humanity
"
[
syn
:
violative
]
2:
for
the
purpose
of
attack
rather
than
defense
; "
offensive
weapons
" [
ant
:
defensive
]
3:
causing
anger
or
annoyance
; "
offensive
remarks
" [
ant
:
inoffensive
]
4:
morally
offensive
; "
an
unsavory
reputation
"; "
an
unsavory
scandal
" [
syn
:
unsavory
,
unsavoury
] [
ant
:
savory
]
5:
unpleasant
or
disgusting
especially
to
the
senses
;
"
offensive
odors
" [
ant
:
inoffensive
]
6:
of
an
offensive
substitute
for
inoffensive
terminology
;
"`
nigger
'
is
a
dysphemistic
term
for
`
African-American
'"
[
syn
:
dysphemistic
] [
ant
:
euphemistic
]
7:
causing
or
able
to
cause
nausea
; "
a
nauseating
smell
";
"
nauseous
offal
"; "
a
sickening
stench
" [
syn
:
nauseating
,
nauseous
,
noisome
,
loathsome
,
sickening
,
vile
]
n
:
the
action
of
attacking
an
enemy
[
syn
:
offense
,
offence
]
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