a strong feeling of opposition, anger or hate synonym hostility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 ExamplesThey 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 locals towards asylum seekers 一些当地人对寻求庇护者的仇恨
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective- personal
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- without animosity
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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)