en·mi·ty
noun/ˈenməti/
/ˈenməti/
[uncountable, countable] (plural enmities)
- feelings of hate towards somebody
敌意；敌对；仇恨 - Personal enmities and political conflicts have soured relations within the department.
个人恩怨和政治冲突导致部门内部关系恶化。 - Her action earned her the enmity of two or three colleagues.
她的行动激起了两三个同事对她的怨恨。 - enmity between A and B the traditional problem of the enmity between Protestants and Catholics
新教徒和天主教徒之间互相仇视的传统问题
Extra Examples- his enmity towards the Church
他对基督教会的敌对情绪 - the fierce enmity between the two groups
两个群体之间的强烈敌意 - Their families' traditional enmity made marriage impossible.
他们家族的传统仇恨使得婚姻不可能实现。
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective- bitter
- age-old
- lasting
- …
- earn (somebody)
- incur
- put aside
- …
- enmity between
- enmity towards/toward
Word OriginMiddle English: from Old French enemi(s)tie, based on Latin inimicus, from in- ‘not’ + amicus ‘friend’. - Personal enmities and political conflicts have soured relations within the department.