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Felt insulted

發佈時間: 2015/07/31

公眾人物不止要言行得體,行路也要小心過人,不慎跌倒,或會像換肝權威盧寵茂般成為傳媒焦點。盧寵茂一跌,惹來網民瘋狂改圖諷刺,有人甚至認為他假裝受傷。盧對此說法感「侮辱」(insulted),但也阻不了網民的熱烈討論。

Insult解「侮辱、羞辱」,說話或待人不尊重及態度輕蔑。由於insult是及物動詞(transitive verb),所以可直接後加受詞(object),不需要加介詞(preposition)。例句:I'm sorry for what I've just said but I really didn't mean to insult you.(我為剛才說的話道歉,但我真的不是有意要侮辱你。)Insult也常用被動語態(passive voice),例句:Medical professor Lo Chung-mau felt insulted by claims that he feigned injury.(被指假裝受傷,醫學教授盧寵茂感到受侮辱。)

當insult用作名詞時,則要用介詞to將它與後面的名詞連接。例句:It was such a terrible insult to her pride that she could not forgive her husband.(那是對她自尊心的極大侮辱,所以她無法原諒丈夫。)

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