hostile
/ˈhɒstaɪl/adjective
1- unfriendly; antagonistic怀有敌意的; 敌对的:
a hostile audience
不友善的观众
he wrote a ferociously hostile attack.
他写了一份措辞强烈、带有敌意的抨击稿。
1.1
- of or belonging to a military enemy敌军的:
hostile aircraft.
敌军飞机。
1.2
- predic. opposed反对的:
people are very hostile to the idea.
人们强烈反对这个意见。
1.3
- (of a takeover bid) opposed by the company to be bought(兼并投标中)受到被买公司反对的。
派生词
hostilely
adverb词源
late 16th cent.: from French, or from Latin hostilis, from hostis 'stranger, enemy'.