"ill will" in Chinese (Traditional)

• 惡意
• 怨恨

Definition

對某人的反感、生氣或敵意的感覺，通常是因為對方做了某事或說了某話。

Usage Notes (Chinese (Traditional))

“Ill will” 屬於正式用語，比“不喜歡”嚴重但沒到“仇恨”，常描述持久的怨恨或衝突，如“hold ill will”、“bear ill will”。在日常口語中較少使用。

Examples

She holds ill will against her former boss.

她對前老闆懷有**惡意**。

There was ill will between the two families.

兩家之間存在**怨恨**。

He apologized to avoid any ill will.

他道歉以避免任何**惡意**。

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

即使爭吵後，我覺得她並不懷有他的**惡意**。

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

我們談談吧，沒必要有**怨恨**。

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

雖然有競爭，但沒有**惡意**，只是生意而已。