offence/ə'fens/

n.

➊ an illegal act or a crime

➋ the act of upsetting or insulting sb

n.

➊ [C] 犯罪，违法行为：a serious offence 严重的违法行为

◇[offence against sb/sth] commit an offence against society 为害社会

➋ [U] 冒犯；侮辱：His speech may cause offence to some people. 他的话或许会让一些人反感。

take offence (at sth) （对…）感到不满：He took offence at my comment. 他不满我的评论。

构词offend + ce

音组-ence/-ens/

defence; fence; offence