This tax, therefore, so far offends against the first of the four maxims above mentioned. 亚当·斯密.国富论.
I do not want to vex you; and besides, we must speak gently, for mamma is asleep; but your whole manner offends me--' 'How! 伊丽莎白·盖斯凯尔.南方与北方.
The writers of comedy satisfied that almost universal craving for the depreciation of those whose apparent excellence offends our self-love. 赫伯特·乔治·威尔斯.世界史纲.