Word · CEFR B2 · Frequency #14563
spite
恶意；怨恨
核心释义
A desire to hurt, annoy, or offend someone; ill will or malice.
- 1.
Ill will or hatred toward another, accompanied with the desire to unjustifiably irritate, annoy, or thwart; a want to disturb or put out another; mild malice.
- 2.
恶意；幸灾乐祸
feeling a need to see others suffer
- 3.
恶毒；刻薄
malevolence by virtue of being malicious or spiteful or nasty
恶意；幸灾乐祸；恶毒；刻薄；恶意；怨恨；使人烦恼的事物
用法In use
He left the party early out of spite, hoping to ruin the mood.
用法提示：此处 spite 为名词，在 out of spite 中作介词宾语，表示行为动机。
Her actions were motivated by pure spite, not by any real complaint.
用法提示：此处 spite 作介词 by 的宾语，说明行为由恶意驱使。
I could see the spite in his eyes when he smiled.
用法提示：此处 spite 为不可数名词，指眼神中流露出的恶意神情。
do sth out of spite
强调行为动机出于怨恨。
She broke his toy out of spite.
她出于恶意弄坏了他的玩具。
have a spite against sb
较正式，多用于书面语。
相关词与表达Connections
搭配Collocations
- out of spite
- 出于恶意；为了泄愤
- She broke his toy out of spite.她出于恶意弄坏了他的玩具。
- sheer spite
- 纯粹的恶意
- She saw the sheer spite in his eyes.她看到他眼中纯粹的恶意。
- petty spite
- 小心眼的怨恨；琐碎的恶意
- The review was driven by petty spite.那篇评论是出于小心眼的怨恨而写的。
- act of spite
- 恶意的行为；泄愤之举
- Leaving without saying goodbye was an act of spite.不辞而别是一种恶意的行为。
- a touch of spite
- 一丝恶意
学习提示Learner notes
记忆技巧Memory Tip
记忆联想：想象有人故意抽走椅子让你摔跤——这种存心让人难堪、不痛快的恶意，就是 spite。
语境与语域Context & Register
语域：neutral 常见场景：everyday conversation、written narrative 该词在口语和书面语中都较常见，通常指因怨恨或不满而有意让别人难受的心态；在正式与日常场合均可使用，但语气比 hatred 轻。
语法说明Grammar Note
常用结构：out of spite
发音与拼写Pronunciation & Spelling
These words all rhyme with 'spite' /spaɪt/ (the vowel sound is /aɪ/ + /t/). Watch out: 'spit' /spɪt/ looks similar to 'spite' without the final e, but its vowel is short and different.
高价值词汇High-value vocabulary
该词属于 Oxford 核心词汇，值得优先掌握常见搭配和句型。
用法优先级
Dictionary facts from DICTIONARY_API_DEV, ECDICT, WIKTIONARY.