"ill will" in Chinese (Simplified)

• 恶意
• 怨恨

Definition

对某人的反感、生气或敌意的感觉，通常是因为对方做了某事或说了某话。

Usage Notes (Chinese (Simplified))

“Ill will” 属于正式表达，比“不喜欢”更强但比“仇恨”弱，常用于描述长期的怨恨或矛盾，如 “hold ill will” 或 “bear ill will”。日常口语中较少使用。

Examples

She holds ill will against her former boss.

她对前老板怀有**恶意**。

There was ill will between the two families.

两家之间存在**怨恨**。

He apologized to avoid any ill will.

他道歉以避免任何**恶意**。

Even after their fight, I don't think she bears him any ill will.

即使吵架后，我觉得她并不怀有他的**恶意**。

Let's talk this through—no need for any ill will between us.

我们聊开吧，没必要有**怨恨**。

Despite their rivalry, there's no ill will; it's just business.

尽管有竞争，但没有**恶意**，只是生意而已。