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umbrage (n.) 不快樂、憤怒(詩歌用)
[字源解析]
umbra-
拉丁字根 umbra 'shadow'(表 "陰影") 如:umbrella '雨傘'
[諧音記憶]
umbrage 音近似「俺不瑞吉」。人倒楣自然就憤怒不爽了~ (感謝通曉爬說語的tetsuhiko提供)
[例句]
I had tried to phrase it politely, but he still took umbrage at my question.
我已經試著很有禮貌地表達我的措辭,但他依然對我的問題感到憤怒。
[同義字]
offense
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