affrontWiktionary 原文英美/əˈfrənt/n.公开侮辱，轻蔑vt.公开侮辱，冒犯，面对中文释义来自 ECDICT构词拆解afaf-前缀frontfront词干af-Alternative form of ad- (“to, toward”).词源链拉丁语Latin约前 75–公元 3 世纪ad‘to’↓ 派生通俗拉丁语Vulgar Latin*affrontare‘to hit in the face’↓ 派生古法语Old French约 8–14 世纪afronter‘to hit in the face; to defy’↓ 派生词源说明From Middle English afrounten, from Old French afronter (“to hit in the face; to defy”), from Vulgar Latin *affrontare (“to hit in the face”), from Latin ad (“to”) + frōns (“forehead”) (English front). By surface analysis, af- + front.释义动词verb1transitiveTo insult intentionally, especially openly.2transitiveTo be an affront to; offend.3transitiveTo meet defiantly; to confront.4transitive, obsoleteTo meet or encounter face to face.