Word · Frequency #19511
spiteful
怀恨的；恶意的
showing malicious ill will and a desire to hurt; motivated by spite
- 1.
Filled with, or showing, spite; having a desire to annoy or harm.
充满恶意的；表现出恶意；想要惹恼或伤害他人的。
- 2.
showing malicious ill will and a desire to hurt; motivated by spite
恶意的,怀恨的,存心伤害的
充满恶意的；表现出恶意；想要惹恼或伤害他人的。；恶意的,怀恨的,存心伤害的；怀恨的；怀有恶意的；恶意的
In use
She made a spiteful remark about her colleague's new haircut.
His spiteful comments hurt everyone in the room.
Why are you being so spiteful toward your sister?
a truly spiteful child
be spiteful to/towards sb
towards 亦可写作 toward；介词 to 也可表达同样的含义。
She was spiteful towards her former friend.
她对以前的朋友怀有恶意。
it be spiteful of sb to do sth
该句型用 of 引出行为主体，说明某人的行为带有恶意。
It was spiteful of him to say that.
他说那种话真是恶毒。
be spiteful about sth
Connections
Collocations
- spiteful remark
- 恶意的言论
- She made a spiteful remark about her colleague's work.她对同事的工作发表了恶意的评论。
- spiteful gossip
- 恶毒的流言蜚语
- The spiteful gossip spread quickly through the office.恶毒的流言蜚语很快在办公室里传开了。
- spiteful person
- 心怀恶意的人
- He is a spiteful person who enjoys seeing others fail.他是个心怀恶意的人，喜欢看别人失败。
- spiteful comment
- 恶意的评论
- Her spiteful comment hurt his feelings deeply.她那恶意的评论深深伤害了他的感情。
- spiteful tone
- 恶意的语气
- She spoke in a spiteful tone that made everyone uncomfortable.她用恶意的语气说话，让大家都感到不舒服。
Synonyms
Learner notes
Memory Tip
联想 spite 像 spit（吐口水）：心怀恶意的人会朝人吐口水，spiteful 就是“怀恨的、恶意的”。
Context & Register
语域：neutral 常见场景：日常批评、文学描写 该词为中性常用形容词，多用于描述某人基于怨恨而故意伤害或刁难他人的言行；在正式和非正式语境中都比较常见，语气带明显贬义。
Pronunciation & Spelling
读音上，delightful 和 rightful 与 spiteful 押韵：它们的重读音节都含 /aɪtfəl/（delightful 重音在第二音节，rightful 重音在第一音节，但韵脚相同）。拼写提醒：wasteful 和 tasteful 虽然与 spiteful 一样含有 -teful，但读作 /ˈweɪstfəl/ 和 /ˈteɪstfəl/，元音是 /eɪ/；hopeful 的 -eful 读作 /ˈhoʊpfəl/，元音是 /oʊ/。它们都不与 spiteful 押韵。
Dictionary facts from ECDICT, WIKTIONARY.