Word · Frequency #19211
Fully loadedenmity
敌意；仇恨；敌对
A state or feeling of deep hostility, hatred, or opposition; the disposition of an enemy.
- 1.
The quality of being an enemy; a hostile or unfriendly disposition.
敌对；敌意。
- 2.
a state of deep-seated ill-will
深仇大恨的状态
- 3.
A state or feeling of opposition, hostility, hatred or animosity.
对立、敌视、仇恨或憎恶的状态或情感。
- 4.
the feeling of a hostile person
敌对者的感觉
敌对；敌意。；深仇大恨的状态；对立、敌视、仇恨或憎恶的状态或情感。；敌对者的感觉；敌意
In use
The long-standing enmity between the two families finally ended with a peace agreement.
Historical enmities often resurface during political conflicts.
His enmity toward his rival was evident in every word he spoke.
enmity between [noun] and [noun]
常用于描述两者之间的敌对关系。
There is a long-standing enmity between the two families.
这两个家族之间长期存在敌意。
enmity toward [noun]
He felt deep enmity toward his former colleague.
他对前同事怀有深深的敌意。
hold enmity against [noun]
动词常用 hold 或 feel，后接 against 或 toward。
Connections
Collocations
- at enmity with
- 与…敌对，与…为敌
- The two families have been at enmity with each other for generations.这两个家族世代之间一直相互敌对。
- bear enmity
- 怀有敌意，对…抱有仇恨
- She bore no enmity toward the colleague who had taken her job.她对抢了她工作的同事没有怀有敌意。
- deep enmity
- 深仇大恨，深深的敌意
- The deep enmity between the rivals could not be resolved.对手之间深深的敌意无法化解。
- political enmity
- 政治敌意
- Political enmity often prevents cooperation on shared goals.政治敌意常常阻碍在共同目标上的合作。
- personal enmity
- 个人恩怨，私人敌意
- The dispute was professional, not based on personal enmity.这场争端是工作上的，并非基于个人恩怨。
Learner notes
Memory Tip
enmity 开头像 enemy（敌人），敌人之间自然充满敌意；记住“敌人（enemy）+ 心（mity）”，即敌对之心。
Context & Register
语域：formal 常见场景：正式写作、文学作品中、历史或政治论述 enmity 比较正式，多用于书面或文学语境，指强烈的敌对或仇恨；日常口语中较少用，常用 hatred 或 hostility 代替。
Grammar Note
复数形式 enmities 表示具体的敌意关系。
Pronunciation & Spelling
These -mity words share the spelling suffix -mity and the unstressed ending /məti/, but none fully rhymes with enmity because the stressed vowels or syllable structures differ. Beware enemy /ˈɛnəmi/: it begins like enmity but ends in /əmi/, not /məti/.
Learn the forms together
页面下方列出了常见词形变化。学习时注意它们在句子中的语法位置。
Dictionary facts from ECDICT, WIKTIONARY.