| 词源 |
umbrage. Umbrage derives from the Latin umbra, “shadow or shade,” the same root that gives us umbrella. The expres- sion means to take offense, suggesting someone “shadowed in offended pride, retreating into the darkness of proud indigna- tion.” There is a story about the editor of a small newspaper who quickly read a wire service story during World War II stat- ing that the Russians had taken umbrage at something, as they often did. Not knowing what the phrase meant, he headlined the story: “Russians Capture Umbrage.” |