animosity

.æni'mɒsiti

托福GRE Collins 1

n. a feeling of ill will arousing active hostility

n. 仇恨, 憎恶, 敌意

Collins 星级

14,047

BNC 频率

11,656

使用频率

animosity 由词根 anim（意为“心”或“精神”）和后缀 -osity（表示“状态”或“性质”）组成，整体意思指的是一种心中持有的敌意或仇恨状态。

例句

1. The animosity between the two teams was evident during the match.

两支队伍之间的敌意在比赛中显而易见。

2. She tried to resolve the animosity between her friends to bring peace.

她试图化解朋友之间的敌意，以带来和平。

3. His animosity towards his neighbor made it difficult to live in harmony.

他对邻居的敌意使得生活在和谐中变得困难。