They aren't successful and so they aren't affronting the hot Southern pride of their men folks.

她们的事业都不得意，所以没有触犯那些南方男人强烈的自尊心。

He seemed to take pleasure not only in affronting the sincere and red-hot loyalties of Atlanta but in presenting himself in the worst possible light.

他好像不仅很乐意跟亚特兰大人的诚恳而炽热的忠诚作对，而且高兴让自己以尽可能糟糕的形象出现。

" I am going to make sure, " returned Northmour; and he stepped up to the window, holding the lamp above his head, and stood there, quietly affronting death, for half a minute.

“我去确认一下，”诺斯摩回答道。他走到窗前，把灯举过头顶，站在那里，静静地冒犯死亡，足足有半分钟。

Hayward felt that life was full of ugliness, his soul revolted from the thought of affronting again the cynicism of examiners, and he saw something rather splendid in kicking away the ball which lay at his feet.

海沃德觉得生活充满了丑陋，他的灵魂厌恶再次冒犯考官的冷嘲热讽，他看到踢开脚下的球是一件相当了不起的事情。

The point is, however, that this single small corner-stone, the conception of a certain young woman affronting her destiny, had begun with being all my outfit for the large building of " The Portrait of a Lady" .

关键是，这个小小的奠基石，某个年轻女子违背命运的构想，开始成为我为《贵妇画像》这座宏伟的建筑做的全部装束。