affront /a'frAnt; a'frAnt/ vt [VP6A] insult on purpose; hurt sb's feelings or self-respect, esp in public: 故意侮辱; 當(dāng)眾使難堪： feel ~ed at having one's word doubted. 因自己的話受人懷疑而感到難堪。 n [C] public insult; deliberate show of disrespect: 公然侮辱; 故意表示不敬： an ~ to his pride; 對他自尊心的侮辱; suffer an ~; 受辱; offer an ~ to sb. 對某人加以侮辱。