spite

spait

四级六级考研GRE Collins 3

n feeling a need to see others suffer
n malevolence by virtue of being malicious or spiteful or nasty
v hurt the feelings of

n. 恶意, 怨恨, 使人烦恼的事物
vt. 故意刁难, 欺侮

Collins 星级

Oxford 级别

14,563

BNC 频率

4,179

使用频率

spite 这个词没有明显的词根词缀，但可以联想到它的词义与“恶意”相关，可能与某些古英语词汇有关。

例句

1. He refused to help her out of spite.

他出于 spite 拒绝帮助她。

2. She said it just to hurt him in spite of their friendship.

她这样说只是为了伤害他，尽管他们是朋友。

3. They won the game, but they played in spite of the rain.

他们赢得了比赛，但他们还是在雨中比赛。