喜樂美語
  1. 1/ˈaʊtreɪdʒ/義憤、憤慨

    Outrage is a strong feeling of anger and shock, usually because something feels very unfair, cruel, or wrong, like 'the decision caused public outrage.' As a verb, 'to outrage' someone means to make them feel this way, to shock and anger them deeply. It's stronger than just being ; it's the kind of anger you feel when something crosses a moral line.

    示範例句 · Example

    The decision caused public outrage, and hundreds of letters arrived the next day.

    逐字那個決定引起了公眾的憤慨，而數百封信在隔天抵達。

    常見搭配

    • cause/spark public outrage

      引發眾怒

      to make many people very angry and shocked

      The photographs sparked public outrage across the country.

    • express outrage at something

      表達憤慨

      to say publicly that you are very angry about something

      Several members expressed outrage at the delay.

    • a sense of outrage

      一股憤慨的情緒

      a feeling of shocked anger shared by people

      A sense of outrage grew among the workers.

    • moral outrage

      道德上的義憤

      anger caused by something you believe is deeply wrong

      His article was full of moral outrage.

    • cries of outrage

      一片抗議聲

      loud angry protests from a group

      The plan brought cries of outrage from residents.

core核心畫面

組成Even though it looks like 'out' + 'rage,' that's not actually where it comes from - it comes from an old French word meaning 'to go beyond a limit,' plus an ending. The resemblance to 'rage' is just a coincidence in spelling.

同家族的字

  • outrageousoutrage + -ous - the adjective form, describing something shocking or unfair enough to cause outrage

複數 outrages

原始詞典資料8 筆記錄

以下是外部詞典記錄的用法，摘錄並精簡格式，我們還沒有寫成教學內容。上面的說明才是我們自己寫的；有些用法可能上面已經講過了。

outragenoun/ˈaʊt.ɹeɪd͡ʒ/

  • 1

    An excessively violent or vicious attack; an atrocity.

    • There the cause of death was soon ascertained ; the victim of this daring outrage had been stabbed to death from ear to ear with a long, sharp instrument, in shape like an antique stiletto, which […] was subsequently found under the cushions of the hansom.[…]
  • 2

    An offensive, immoral or indecent act.

    • Police went to the cemetery at Trafalgar, near Yallourn, and discovered that a woman's body had been stolen from a grave. They were satisfied it was the same body found at Yallourn - but made no progress in running down the ghouls responsible for the outrage.
    • I always had a suspicion that Calico, with his blend of simple faith and gipsy blood, had violated a temple, or looted a shrine, to save his son's life, and that the guardians of the relic tracked him and revenged the outrage.
  • 3

    The resentful, indignant, or shocked anger aroused by such acts.

  • 4

    obsoleteA destructive rampage.

    • The Lords acknowledge the great and happy Providence of Almighty God, in the preventing of ſo horrid an Outrage, which might have endangered the Lives of the Chief Magiſtrates, and alſo hazarded the Spoil of the whole City of London.

outrageverb/ˈaʊt.ɹeɪd͡ʒ/

  • 1

    To cause or commit an outrage upon; to treat with violence or abuse.

    • August 30, 1706, Francis Atterbury, a sermon preach'd in the Cathedral Church of St. Paul, at the funeral of Mr. Tho. Bennet Base and insolent minds […] outrage men when they have Hopes of doing it without a Return.
    • 1725-1726, William Broome, Odyssey The interview […] outrages all the rules of decency.
  • 2

    To inspire feelings of outrage in.

    • The senator's comments outraged the community.
  • 3

    archaicTo sexually violate; to rape.

  • 4

    obsoleteTo rage in excess of.

    • Their will the tiger sucked, outraged the storm

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