• n. 敵意；憎恨

詞源同enemy, inimical.

enmity (n.)

late 14c., "hostile feeling, rivalry, malice; internal conflict," from Old French enemite, variant of enemistié "enmity, hostile act, aversion" (Modern French inimité), from Vulgar Latin *inimicitatem (nominative *inimicitas), from Latin inimicitia "enmity, hostility," usually plural, from inimicus "enemy" (see enemy). Related: Enmities. Amity is basically the same word without the negative prefix.

1. the traditional problem of the enmity between Protestants and Catholics

新教徒和天主教徒之間歷來仇視的問題

來自《權(quán)威詞典》

2. Their friendship was turned to enmity through idle gossip.

無聊的閑言碎語使他們反目成仇.

來自《簡明英漢詞典》

3. The enemy mask their enmity under an appearance of friendliness.

敵人用友好的外表來掩飾內(nèi)心的敵意.

來自《簡明英漢詞典》

4. The opprobrium and enmity he incurred were caused by his outspoken brashness.

他招致的輕蔑和敵意是由于他出言過于粗率而造成的.

來自《簡明英漢詞典》

5. That lady was at deep enmity with her neighbours.

這個婦人與鄰居結(jié)怨甚深.

來自《現(xiàn)代漢英綜合大詞典》