hostility

C1 CET-4 Oxf 5000 大学 FREQ #13840

n. 敌意, 敌对, 反对

发音

UK /hɒˈstɪlɪti/
US /hɑˈstɪlɪti/

词形变化

hostilities 复数 hostilities

教材释义与例句

名词

敌意；战争行动

释义与例句

n. C1 Oxf 5000
  1. 1.

    The state of being hostile.

    敌意

    不可数 可数

    My resentment and anger towards you caused hostility and a division between us.

  2. 2.

    A hostile action, especially a military action. See hostilities for specific plural definition.

    可数 不可数

词汇关系

名词

同义词 4

aggression enmity antagonism ill will

上位词 5

hate state action hatred unfriendliness

下位词 10

war force violence tension suspicion aggression resentment bitterness gall animosity

相关短语

horizontal hostility

词源

From Middle English hostilitie, hostilite, from Old French hostilité, from Latin hostīlitās. By surface analysis, hostile + -ity.

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