antipathy
noun (formal) [uncountable, countable, usually singular](plural antipathies)
- antipathy (between A and B) | antipathy (to/toward(s) somebody/something)
a strong feeling of dislike 厌恶；反感 personal/mutual antipathy 个人／相互反感 a growing antipathy towards the idea 对这个想法越来越强烈的反感 His professional judgement was coloured by his personal antipathies. 他个人的厌恶情绪对他的专业判断产生了负面影响。
Extra ExamplesTopics Preferences and decisionsc2His antipathy towards/toward swimming dates back to childhood. 他从小就讨厌游泳。 There was a lot of antipathy between the two doctors. 两位医生彼此很反感。 a natural antipathy for people in authority 对当权者自然而然的反感 his antipathy for his boss 他对老板的反感 I feel a profound antipathy to using any weapon. 我对使用任何武器都深恶痛绝。
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective- deep
- strong
- growing
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- feel
- have
- express
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- antipathy between
- antipathy for
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Word Originlate 16th cent. (in the sense ‘opposition of feeling, nature, or disposition’): from French antipathie, or via Latin from Greek antipatheia, from antipathēs ‘opposed in feeling’, from anti ‘against’ + pathos ‘feeling’.