spite
翻譯
惡意, 怨恨
例句
He broke the toy out of spite.
他出於惡意弄壞了那個玩具。
She refused the invitation just for spite.
她拒絕邀請純粹是出於惡意。
文法模式
out of spite 出於惡意 He broke the toy out of spite.
in spite of ((sth.)) 儘管(某事) He went out in spite of the rain.
近義詞
同義詞: malice (惡意), malevolence (惡毒); 反義詞: goodwill (善意), kindness (善良)
詞源
是 'despight' 的縮寫,源自古法語 'despit'(蔑視),來自拉丁語 'despectus'。
記憶技巧
常用於片語 'in spite of'(儘管)或 'out of spite'(出於惡意)。