spite
【恶意】
单词:spite
🔹 发音:
- 美式发音:[spaɪt] (/spaɪt/)
- 英式发音:[spaɪt] (/spaɪt/)
1. 作为名词 (noun)
spite 主要指恶意、怨恨、蓄意作对,表示故意伤害或激怒某人的情绪或行为。
常见用法:
- 例如:He did it out of spite, just to annoy her.
(他这么做完全是出于恶意,就是为了让她生气。) - 例如:She refused to go, more out of spite than anything else.
(她拒绝去,更多是出于怨恨而不是别的原因。) - 例如:In spite of his efforts, he failed the exam.
(尽管他努力了,他还是考试不及格。)
2. 作为动词 (verb)(较少见)
spite 作为动词时,意思是故意使(某人)受挫或生气,带有恶意或报复心理。
常见用法:
- 例如:She only made that decision to spite her ex-boyfriend.
(她做出那个决定只是为了气她的前男友。) - 例如:He refused the offer just to spite them.
(他拒绝了那个提议只是为了让他们难堪。)
3. 相关短语
✅ in spite of(尽管,不顾)
- 例如:She went to work in spite of feeling sick.
(尽管不舒服,她还是去上班了。) - 例如:They continued the game in spite of the heavy rain.
(尽管下大雨,他们还是继续比赛。)
✅ out of spite(出于恶意)
- 例如:He spread the rumor out of spite.
(他散布那个谣言是出于恶意。)
4. 近义词对比
词汇 | 含义 | 例句 |
---|---|---|
spite | 恶意,蓄意作对 | He insulted her out of spite.(他出于恶意侮辱她。) |
malice | 恶意,通常指有害的意图 | He acted with malice, intending to hurt her.(他带着恶意行事,意图伤害她。) |
resentment | 怨恨,对某人或某事的不满 | She felt deep resentment after being treated unfairly.(她在受到不公待遇后感到深深的怨恨。) |
grudge | 长期的怨恨,通常因过去的不公平待遇 | He still holds a grudge against his former boss.(他仍然对前老板怀恨在心。) |
5. 总结
- spite (名词):恶意、怨恨,故意伤害或激怒某人的行为。
- spite (动词)(较少见):故意让某人难受或困扰。
- 常用短语:
- in spite of(尽管,不顾)
- out of spite(出于恶意)