hostility

英 [hɒ'stɪləti] 美 [hɑː'stɪləti]

• n. 敌意；敌对状态；公开战争

双解释义

n. (名词)

1. [U]敌意，敌对状态

   a state of extreme unfriendliness;enmity

2. [P]战争行动，战斗

   acts of fighting in war

英英释义

Noun:

1. a hostile (very unfriendly) disposition;

   "he could not conceal his hostility"
   

2. a state of deep-seated ill-will

3. the feeling of a hostile person;

   "he could no longer contain his hostility"
   

4. violent action that is hostile and usually unprovoked

例句

用作名词 (n.)

1. I feel no hostility towards anyone.
   我对任何人均无敌意。
2. There is open hostility between the two leaders.
   两位领导人表现出公开的敌意。
3. We should turn hostility into friendship.
   我们应该化干戈为玉帛。
4. Gay men and lesbians say there is less overt hostility than in the west and certainly less physical harassment.
   男女同性恋者表示，在中国绝少存在西方那种公开的敌意，也的确少有肉体上的骚扰。

常见句型

用作名词 (n.)

1. His criticisms are clearly coloured by hostility.
   他的批评明显带有敌意。
2. Not a word was spoken, but she could feel the hostility in the room.
   房间里虽然没有人说话,但她可以感知到不友好的气氛。
3. There was no overt hostility between the two men.
   这两人之间没有公开的敌视。
4. Hostilities have broken out between the two countries.
   两国之间爆发了战争。

经典引文

• His first wife..had suffered much public hostility due to his politics.

  出自： N. Mosley

• Nor does the new openness to religion signify a hostility to science.

  出自：New Republic

词汇搭配

• act of hostility 敌对行为

近反义词

【近义词】

• enmity 敌意
• offense 过错
• animosity 憎恶
• hatred 仇恨
• offensive 令人不快的
• aggression 进攻
• antagonism 对抗
• anger 愤怒
• resentment 怨恨
• opposition 反对
• argumentativeness 激辩
• intimidation 恐吓
• ill will 憎恶

【反义词】

• amity 友好关系