Word · Frequency #14563
spites
恶意；怨恨
spites is the plural of spite.
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.
feeling a need to see others suffer
恶意；幸灾乐祸
- 3.
malevolence by virtue of being malicious or spiteful or nasty
恶毒；刻薄
恶意；幸灾乐祸；恶毒；刻薄；恶意；怨恨；使人烦恼的事物
In use
He left the party early out of spite, hoping to ruin the mood.
Her actions were motivated by pure spite, not by any real complaint.
I could see the spite in his eyes when he smiled.
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。
He seems to have a personal spite against me.
他好像对我怀有个人怨恨。
Connections
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
- There was a touch of spite in her words.她的话里带着一丝恶意。
Idioms & figurative uses
Learner notes
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。
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。
Grammar Note
常用结构：out of spite
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.
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。
Usage priority
Collins 词频等级为 3，建议结合例句记忆，而不是只背中文释义。
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 DICTIONARY_API_DEV, ECDICT, WIKTIONARY.