n.(名词)

1. [C]犯规,违法行为,罪行 breaking of a rule or law; illegal act; crime
2. [U]冒犯 act or cause of upsetting or annoying sb; insult

Noun:

1. the action of attacking an enemy

2. the team that has the ball (or puck) and is trying to score

3. a feeling of anger caused by being offended;

   "he took offence at my question"
   

4. a lack of politeness; a failure to show regard for others; wounding the feelings or others

5. (criminal law) an act punishable by law; usually considered an evil act;

   "a long record of crimes"
   

The spelling offense is used in American English. The pronunciation /'ɒfens/ is used for meaning 3. 拼写offense用于美国英语中。义项3读作/'ɒfens/。

1.违法行为；罪行
Anoffence is a crime that breaks a particular law and requires a particular punishment.

e.g. Thirteen people have been charged with treason — anoffence which can carry the death penalty...
13人被控犯有叛国罪——一种可处死刑的罪行。
e.g. In Britain the Consumer Protection Act makes it a criminaloffence to sell goods that are unsafe.
英国的《消费者保护法》规定销售不安全物品属刑事犯罪行为。

2.冒犯；得罪
offence or anoffence is behaviour which causes people to be upset or embarrassed.

e.g. The book might be published without creating offense...
出版这本书可能不会引起人们的反感。
e.g. Privilege determined by birth is anoffence to any modern sense of justice.
与生俱来的特权是对现代公正意识的亵渎。

3.（体育运动中的）进攻队，进攻方
In sports such as American football or basketball,the offense is the team which has possession of the ball and is trying to score.

offence的翻译

e.g. Between plays the coach was talking to the offense in the huddle.
中场时，这位教练对围拢一圈的进攻队员进行战术指导。

4.冒犯；得罪；惹恼
If youcause offence orgive offence to someone, you say or do something rude which upsets or embarrasses them.

e.g. It says the photograph is likely cause distress andoffence to the public...
上面说这张照片可能引起公众的忧虑和反感。
e.g. We have had our differences and I'm sorry if it has causedoffence.
我们有过一些分歧，如有得罪我很抱歉。

5.别见怪；无冒犯之意
Some people say 'no offence' to make it clear that they do not want to upset you, although what they are saying may seem rather rude.

offence的解释

e.g. Dad, you need a bath. Nooffence.
爸爸，别见怪，不过你该洗澡了。

6.（常指不必要地）(对…)生气，(因…)见怪
If someonetakes offence at something you say or do, they feel upset, often unnecessarily, because they think you are being rude to them.

e.g. She never takesoffence at anything...
什么事都不会让她生气。
e.g. Never had she seen him so tense, so quick to takeoffence as he had been in recent weeks.
她从未见过他像最近几周这样高度紧张，动不动就生气。

1. 冒犯：使用这个词可以避免使用其他字眼儿而冒犯(offence)对方. 例如,你使用lover一词,而对方心里却一直当作boyfriend/girlfriend的,这种情况下对方就很可能觉得你的说法不妥(inappropriate). 在美国,婚礼和聚会邀请函时常用到这个词.

1. Because it was his first offence, the punishment wasn't too severe.
   由于他是初犯,惩罚较轻。
2. She felt she had committed an offence against the rights of others.
   她觉得自己侵犯了他人的权利。
3. It is an offence against the rules of grammar.
   这违反语法的规则。
4. I am cautious of giving offence.
   我谨防得罪人。
5. I am sorry,I intended no offence when I said that.
   对不起,我说那事并无恶意。
6. I am sure he didn't mean to cause offence to you.
   我肯定他并非有意要得罪你。
7. The new shopping centre is an offence to the eye.
   新购物中心很不顺眼。

no offence to

不要见怪 used to explain that one does not intend to upset or annoy sb

take offence (at)

觉得受到某事物的伤害、烦恼或招惹 feel hurt, upset and offended by sth

• The over-dressed man..is an offence.

  出自：A. G. Gardiner

He was not aware that he had committed an offence.

他没有意识到自己犯罪了。

In the eyes of law, it is an offence.

在法律上,这是犯罪。

They were arrested for drug offences.

他们因贩卖毒品罪而被逮捕。

Such an offence will lead to a summary fine.

这类过错要当场予以罚款。

A fine for this offence is automatic.

对于这种过失,罚款是必然的。

The best defence is offence.

先下手为强/以攻为守。

Whether a gun is a weapon of offence or a weapon of defense depends on which end of it you are at.

枪是攻击武器还是防御武器，要看你的目的而定。

The new shopping centre is an offence to the eye.

新购物中心很不顺眼。

a criminal'/serious'/minor'/sexual, etc. offence

刑事罪、重罪、轻罪、性犯罪等

a first offence (= the first time that sb has been found guilty of a crime)

初犯

a capital offence (= one for which sb may be punished by death)

死罪

He was not aware that he had committed an offence .

他没有意识到自己犯罪了。

an offence against society'/humanity'/the state

妨害社会 / 人类 / 国家的罪行

New legislation makes it an offence to carry guns.

新法律规定持枪为犯罪行为。

I'm sure he meant no offence when he said that.

我相信他那么说并无冒犯的意思。

The photo may cause offence to some people.

这张照片可能会引起一些人的反感。

No one will take offence (= feel upset or insulted) if you leave early.

你若早退谁也不会介意的。

Don't be so quick to take offence .

别一下就生气。

No offence, but I'd really like to be on my own.

我无意冒犯，但我确实想自己一个人。

Thirteen people have been charged with treason 'u2014 an offence which can carry the death penalty...

13人被控犯有叛国罪——一种可处死刑的罪行。

In Britain the Consumer Protection Act makes it a criminal offence to sell goods that are unsafe.

英国的《消费者保护法》规定销售不安全物品属刑事犯罪行为。

The book might be published without creating offense...

出版这本书可能不会引起人们的反感。

Privilege determined by birth is an offence to any modern sense of justice.

与生俱来的特权是对现代公正意识的亵渎。

Between plays the coach was talking to the offense in the huddle.

中场时，这位教练对围拢一圈的进攻队员进行战术指导。

It says the photograph is likely cause distress and offence to the public...

上面说这张照片可能引起公众的忧虑和反感。

We have had our differences and I'm sorry if it has caused offence.

我们有过一些分歧，如有得罪我很抱歉。

Dad, you need a bath. No offence.

爸爸，别见怪，不过你该洗澡了。

She never takes offence at anything...

什么事都不会让她生气。

Never had she seen him so tense, so quick to take offence as he had been in recent weeks.

她从未见过他像最近几周这样高度紧张，动不动就生气。

Height of permanent steel stanchions abt 5.0 m subject to design.

固定钢质支柱的高度根据设计大约为5.0米.

I must ask you to tone down your remarks; they are giving offence to some of our visitors.

我们必须要求你说话语气和缓一些, 因为你的话得罪了一些客人.

The judge passed a light sentence on him because it was his first offence.

因属初次犯罪,法官判他轻刑.

He was punished for an offence.

他因犯罪而受罚.

I'm moving out 'u2014 no offence to you but I just don't like the atmosphere.

我要搬出去了—请你们不要见怪,我只不过是不喜欢这里的气氛而已.

crime，sin，guilt，offence，violation

这些名词均含有“犯法，犯罪，罪恶”之意。

crime指严重的违法行为或罪行。

sin主要指违反道德原则或违反宗教戒律的过失或罪过行为。

guilt多用于指违反道德或社会标准的不法行为，含应予惩办之意。这种惩办是以证据为根据的。

offence使用广，可泛指对任何规则、道德标准、法律、纪律等的违反与触犯，其罪行可重可轻。

violation指违背誓言、条约、规则以及良心等，也指侵犯权利。

• ☆ 14世纪晚期进入英语，直接源自古法语的ofense，意为侮辱；最初源自拉丁语的offensa，意为冒犯。