mass noun
1- a desire to hurt, annoy, or offend someone恶意, 害人之心：
he'd think I was saying it out of spite.
他会认为我这样说是出于恶意。
1.1
- count noun archaic an instance of such a desire; a grudge〈古〉恶意（或怨恨）的表现：
it seemed as if the wind had a spite at her.
风好像在跟她作对。
with obj.
- deliberately hurt, annoy, or offend (someone)故意伤害（或激怒、冒犯某人）：
he put the house up for sale to spite his family.
他卖房子是为了激怒他的家人。
短语
in spite of
- without being affected by the particular factor mentioned尽管：
he was suddenly cold in spite of the sun.
尽管阳光照耀, 他却突然觉得冷了起来。
in spite of oneself
- although one did not want or expect to do so不由自主地：
Oliver smiled in spite of himself.
奥利弗不由自主地笑了笑。
词源
Middle English: shortening of Old French despit 'contempt', despiter 'show contempt for'.