"attacking" (1540s), "insulting" (1570s), both from Middle French offensif (16c.) and directly from Medieval Latin offensivus, from Latin offens-, past participle stem of offendere "offend" (see offend). Related: Offensively; offensiveness.
offensive (n.)
"condition of attacking, aggressive action," 1720, from offensive (adj.).
例文
1. The army now appears to have launched a counter- offensive .
軍は今、反攻を始めているようだ。
2.They wanted me to change the title to something less gratuitously offensive .
彼らは私があまりにも失礼に見えないようにテーマを修正してほしいと望んでいる。
3.He would soon launch a second offensive ，killing off the peace process.
彼は間もなく再び攻撃を開始し、平和プロセス全体を徹底的に破壊するだろう。
4.The police nicked me for carrying an offensive weapon.
警察は攻撃的な武器を持っていたとして私を逮捕した。
5.The last offensive drove thousands of people into Thailand.