schadenfreude

n. 幸灾乐祸

发音

US /ˈʃɑː.dənˌfɹɔɪ.də/

词形变化

schadenfreudes 复数 schadenfreudes

释义与例句

n.
  1. 1.

    Malicious enjoyment derived from observing someone else's misfortune.

    幸灾乐祸

    不可数

词汇关系

名词

上位词 2

delight delectation

词源

An unadapted borrowing from German Schadenfreude (“joy in the misfortune of others”), from Schaden (“damage, misfortune”) + Freude (“joy”). The word gained popularity in English in the late 20th c. and likely entered mainstream usage through an episode of The Simpsons (more in citations).

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