an·i·mos·i·ty
noun/ˌænɪˈmɒsəti/
/ˌænɪˈmɑːsəti/
[uncountable, countable] (plural animosities)
- a strong feeling of opposition, anger or hate
仇恨；愤怒；敌意；憎恶 - animosity (toward(s) somebody/something) He felt no animosity towards his critics.
他对批评他的人并不心怀怨恨。 - animosity (between A and B) personal animosities between members of the two groups
两个集团成员之间的私仇
Extra Examples- They managed to discuss their past disagreements without animosity.
他们能够不计前嫌地讨论过去的分歧。 - The two rivals for party leadership insist that there is no animosity between them.
两名竞争政党领袖一职的对手坚持说他们之间没有仇恨。 - the animosity of some football fans towards rival supporters
一些球迷对对手支持者的敌意
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective- personal
- long-standing
- bear
- feel
- have
- …
- without animosity
- animosity between
- animosity towards/toward
- …
Word Originlate Middle English (originally in the sense ‘spirit, courage’): from Old French animosite or late Latin animositas, from animosus ‘spirited’, from Latin animus ‘spirit, mind’. The current sense dates from the early 17th cent. - animosity (toward(s) somebody/something) He felt no animosity towards his critics.