offensive

将“offensive”拆分为“off”和“ensive”，想象“off”代表远离的“off”状态，而“ensive”暗示攻击或进攻的意味。整体联想为远离但不友好的攻击，这样可以帮助记忆“offensive”这个单词的意思是冒犯的、攻击性的。

offensive 冒犯的，进攻的

来自offend,进攻，冒犯。

offensive (adj.)

"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.).

1. The army now appears to have launched a counter-offensive.

军队现在似乎已经发起了反攻。

2. They wanted me to change the title to something less gratuitously offensive.

他们希望我将题目修改一下，以免显得太过冒犯。

3. He would soon launch a second offensive, killing off the peace process.

他不久将会再次发动进攻，彻底毁掉整个和平进程。

4. The police nicked me for carrying an offensive weapon.

警察以携带攻击性武器为由逮捕了我。

5. The last offensive drove thousands of people into Thailand.

最后一次进攻将成千上万的人赶到了泰国。

【aggression, invasion, assault, attack, offensive】
这些名词均有“进攻、侵略”之意。
aggression: 词义宽泛，既可指武装入侵别国领土，又可指文化、经济等方面的侵略。侧重敌意行动和征服的企图。
invasion: 多指具体的侵入或侵犯别国领土，也可用于指抽象事件。
assault: 主要指突然而猛烈的进攻。
attack: 普通用词，含义广，指事先不发警告，主动地向对方发起武力进攻或对言论等进行抨击。
offensive: 多指进攻的态势，常指大规模的协同军事行动。