英英單字圖文記憶(183)
offensive [əˈfɛnsɪv]：
Something that is
offensive upsets or embarrasses people because it is rude or insulting.【冒犯的；得罪人的；唐突的；無禮的】
In sports such as
American football or basketball, the offensive team is the team which has
possession of the ball and is trying to score.【進攻的；攻方的】
【分解】：
【前缀】of = ob= to；toward；against，表：進入。
【字根】fens = to strike，表示：打擊。
【後缀】ive，表：形容詞。
【分析】：offensive = 一再打擊別人的。引申為：冒犯的；無禮的；攻方的。
For example，
Some friends of
his found the play horribly offensive.
他的一些朋友覺得該劇非常讓人反感。
