feelings of hate towards somebody 敌意;敌对;仇恨 Personal enmities and political conflicts have soured relations within the department. 个人仇恨和政治冲突恶化了部门内部的关系。 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 Exampleshis 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. 他们家庭的传统敌意使婚姻成为不可能。
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’.