A rebuff is what you get when you reach out to someone kindly and they push you away. The key is that the first move was friendly — an offer, a suggestion, an invitation, a hand held out — and the answer came back cold, short, or rude.

when you reach out to someone kindly當你善意地接觸某人 and they push you away而他們把你推開 what you get你得到的 a rebuff就是rebuff冷淡回絕。The key is關鍵在於 the first move was friendly第一步是友善的 an offer, a suggestion, an invitation, a hand held out一個提議、一個建議、一個邀請、伸出的手 the answer came back回應卻 cold, short, or rude冷淡、簡短、或粗魯。

If someone simply says no politely, that is a refusal, not a rebuff. The word carries the sting.

If someone simply says no politely如果有人只是禮貌地說不 that is那是 a refusal refusal拒絕 not a rebuff不是rebuff。The word這個字 carries帶著 the sting刺痛感。

It works as a noun ('her offer met with a rebuff', 'a sharp rebuff') and as a verb ('he rebuffed all their attempts to help her'). The verb is the more common of the two in modern writing.

It works as a noun它可以當名詞用 'her offer met with a rebuff'她的提議遭到rebuff 'a sharp rebuff'一次嚴厲的rebuff and as a verb也可以當動詞用 'he rebuffed all their attempts to help her'他回絕了他們想幫助她的所有嘗試。in modern writing在現代寫作裡 the verb動詞用法 is the more common of the two是兩者中比較常見的。

This is a formal, written word. You will find it in newspapers and reports — a country rebuffs another country's proposal, a company rebuffs a takeover offer, a minister rebuffs criticism. Ordinary people talking about their day would not say it; they would say 'she shot me down' or 'he wasn't interested' or 'they said no, pretty rudely'. So when you see 'rebuff', the writer has usually chosen it to sound a little distant and official — which is why it turns up so much in politics and business news, where the real feeling underneath is being kept at arm's length.

This這 is a formal, written word是一個正式的書面用字。in newspapers and reports在報紙和報導裡 you will find it你會看到它 a country rebuffs another country's proposal一個國家回絕另一個國家的提案 a company rebuffs a takeover offer一家公司回絕併購提議 a minister rebuffs criticism一位部長回絕批評。Ordinary people talking about their day一般人聊自己的一天時 would not say it不會這樣說 they would say他們會說 'she shot me down''她把我打槍了' or 'he wasn't interested'或'他沒興趣' or 'they said no, pretty rudely'或'他們滿粗魯地說了不'。So when you see 'rebuff'所以當你看到'rebuff' the writer has usually chosen it通常是作者選擇它 to sound a little distant and official讓它聽起來有點疏遠和公式化 which is why it turns up so much in politics and business news這就是為什麼它常出現在政治和商業新聞裡 where the real feeling underneath is being kept at arm's length底下真正的情緒被保持在距離之外。