“侮辱”常见的英文表达有 insult、humiliate、offend(侧重引起冒犯感)、abuse(侧重言语或行为上的恶劣攻击) 等,具体使用需根据语境判断:
1、 insult
名词形式:an insult(侮辱的行为或话语)
动词形式:to insult someone(侮辱某人)
例句:
His rude remarks were an insult to her dignity.(他粗鲁的言论是对她尊严的侮辱。)
Don't insult me by offering such a low salary.(别用这么低的薪水来侮辱我。)
2、 humiliate
动词形式:to humiliate someone(使某人感到羞辱)
例句:
He was humiliated in front of his colleagues.(他在同事面前被羞辱了。)
3、 offend
动词形式:to offend someone(冒犯某人,可能因侮辱性行为或言论)
例句:
I didn't mean to offend you with my joke.(我本不想用笑话冒犯你。)
4、 abuse
动词形式:to abuse someone(言语或行为上的恶劣攻击,含侮辱性)
例句:
The children were physically and verbally abused by their stepfather.(孩子们遭到继父的身体和言语虐待。)
总结:insult 适用于直接或间接的侮辱行为(名词/动词)。
humiliate 强调使对方感到羞辱(动词)。
offend 侧重冒犯感(动词)。
abuse 侧重恶劣攻击(动词)。
根据具体语境选择最合适的表达即可。