animus
/ˈænɪməs/noun
mass noun
1
- hostility or ill feeling敌意, 恶意:
the author's animus towards her.
作者对她的仇视。
2
- motivation to do something动机, 意向:
the reformist animus came from within the Party.
改革动机来自于党内。
3
- Psychoanalysis Jung's term for the masculine part of a woman's personality【心理分析】(荣格用语)(女人人格的)男性意向。常与ANIMA相对。
词源
early 19th cent.: from Latin, 'spirit, mind'.