rancour

noun

/ˈræŋkə(r)/

/ˈræŋkər/

(North American English rancor)

[uncountable] (formal)

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feelings of hate and a desire to hurt other people, especially because you think that somebody has done something unfair to you怨恨；怨毒 synonym bitterness
- There was rancour in his voice.他的声音充满敌意。
- They divorced with remarkably little rancour.他们离婚时几乎没有敌意。
- without rancour She learned to accept criticism without rancour.她学会了坦然接受批评而不怀恨在心。
Word OriginMiddle English: via Old French from late Latin rancor ‘rankness’ (in the Vulgate ‘bitter grudge’), related to Latin rancidus ‘stinking’.