umbrage: [15] Umbrage is one of a group of English words that go back ultimately to Latin umbra ‘shadow’. Indeed, it was originally used for ‘shade, shadow’ in English: ‘the light, and also … the false umbrage which the moon doth show forth’, Betham, Precepts of War 1544. The expression take umbrage ‘take offence’ arises from a metaphorical extension of ‘shadow’ to ‘suspicion’, which took place in French.
The word itself reached English via Old French umbrage from Vulgar Latin *umbrāticum, a noun use of the neuter form of Latin umbrāticus ‘shadowy’, which was derived from umbra. Other English words from the same source include adumbrate [16], penumbra [17], sombre, sombrero, umbel [16], and umbrella. => adumbrate, penumbra, sombre, sombrero, umbel, umbrella
umbrage (n.)
early 15c., "shadow, shade," from Middle French ombrage "shade, shadow," from noun use of Latin umbraticum "of or pertaining to shade; being in retirement," neuter of umbraticus "of or pertaining to shade," from umbra "shade, shadow," from PIE root *andho- "blind, dark" (cognates: Sanskrit andha-, Avestan anda- "blind, dark"). Many figurative uses in 17c.; main remaining one is the meaning "suspicion that one has been slighted," first recorded 1610s; hence phrase to take umbrage at, attested from 1670s.
umbrage 英文释义
1. a feeling of anger caused by being offended;
"he took offence at my question"
umbrage 双语例句
1. He takes umbrage against anyone who criticises him.
不管谁批评他，他都心生愤懑。
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2. I invited her because I was afraid ofgiving umbrage.
我邀请了她,因为我怕得罪她.
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3. Everything gives umbrage to a tyrantny.
所有事情都使专制君主生气.
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4. He called me a lily - livered coward, and I umbrage at the insult.
他说我是个胆小的懦夫, 这种侮辱让我很生气.
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5. The pope himself had taken great umbrage at the book.
教皇本人对这本书曾极为生气.
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umbrage 实用场景例句
He takes umbrage against anyone who criticises him.
不管谁批评他，他都心生愤懑。
柯林斯高阶英语词典
He's like you, forever taking umbrage about something.
他象你, 总会为了什么事生气.
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The pope himself had taken great umbrage at the book.
教皇本人对这本书曾极为生气.
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Everything gives umbrage to a tyrantny.
所有事情都使专制君主生气.
辞典例句
I invited her because I was afraid ofgiving umbrage.
我邀请了她,因为我怕得罪她.
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She took umbrage at my remarks about her hair.
我对她头发的评论使她很不高兴.
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The three camphors are umbrage left by mother, who gave personalized connotation to them.
三棵树是母亲给我们留下的绿荫, 是她给三棵树赋予了人格化的内涵.
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Although Jeff was given to lying, he never took umbrage at being accused of it.
尽管杰克喜欢撒谎, 可别人为此指责他时他从不见怪.
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His address gave umbrage to the authorities.
他的演说触怒了当局.
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He takes umbrage against anyone who criticises him.
