"spite" in Chinese (Traditional)

• 怨恨
• 惡意

Definition

Spite 指因為憤怒或怨恨而想惹惱、傷害或為難某人的情緒。它也可以指主要為了讓別人難受而做出的行為。

Usage Notes (Chinese (Traditional))

這個詞最常見於片語 'out of spite'，表示「出於怨恨／惡意」而做某事，如 'He did it out of spite'。它帶有很強的負面色彩，在較正式或較書面的表達中更常見，不要和 'despite' 混淆。

Examples

She said those mean words out of spite.

她說那些刻薄的話是出於**怨恨**。

He broke the toy in spite.

他懷著**惡意**把玩具弄壞了。

I think she stayed silent out of spite.

我覺得她保持沉默是出於**怨恨**。

He only posted that comment out of spite, not because he meant it.

他發那則留言只是出於**怨恨**，並不是真的那麼想。

Let's not make a decision out of spite and regret it later.

我們別因為**怨恨**做決定，免得以後後悔。

She smiled and said she was fine, but there was real spite behind it.

她笑著說自己沒事，但那背後明顯帶著真正的**惡意**。