offense

• n.違反、過失;犯罪;違反行為;不快感を与えるもの。

offend、offence、offence、-s、過去分詞接尾辞から、ここでは名詞として使われる。派生した辞書的意味は前方。

offense (n.)

late 14c., "hurt, harm, injury, pain," from Old French ofense "offense, insult, wrong" (13c.) and directly from Latin offensa "an offense, injury, affront, crime," literally "a striking against," noun use of fem. past participle of offendere (see offend). Meaning "action of attacking" and "feeling of being hurt" are both first recorded c. 1400. Sense of "breach of the law, transgression" is first recorded late 14c. Sporting sense first recorded 1894.

1. Between plays the coach was talking to the offense in the huddle.

ミッドフィルダーの時、この監督は1周を囲む攻撃手に戦術指導を行った。

2.to commit an offense

犯罪

3.I hope you will not take any offense at my words.

私に言ったことはあしからず.

4.Child abuse is a punishable offense .

児童虐待は処罰されるべき違法行為である。

5.His words gave great offense to everybody present.

彼の発言はその場にいたすべての人を襲った。