Antipathy
“Antipathy”是一个名词,表示反感、厌恶,指对某人或某物强烈的反感、厌恶或敌意。这个词强调反感的强度和深度。
- She felt antipathy toward her new boss. (她对她的新老板感到反感。)
- There was mutual antipathy between the two teams. (两支队伍之间相互反感。)
- His antipathy for vegetables started in childhood. (他对蔬菜的反感始于童年。)
“Antipathy”来自希腊语 “antipatheia”,由 “anti-”(反对)和 “pathos”(感情)组成,字面意思是”反对的感情”。
- 前缀:anti-(反对)
- 词根:path-(感情)
- 后缀:-y(名词后缀)
“Antipathy”是正式用词,常用于描述强烈的反感或厌恶。这个词强调情感的强度和持久性。
- 形容词形式:antipathetic(反感的,厌恶的)
可以将 “antipathy” 与 “sympathy”(同情)联系起来,两者都含有 “path-” 词根,但意思相反。
I have a strong antipathy for mushrooms - I can’t stand the texture or the taste. My friends always make fun of me because I’ll pick them out of everything, even pizza. I’ve tried to like them, but I just can’t do it.
我对蘑菇有强烈的反感——我无法忍受它们的质地或味道。我的朋友们总是取笑我,因为我会把它们从所有东西中挑出来,甚至从披萨中。我试图喜欢它们,但我就是做不到。