"spite" in Chinese (Simplified)

• 怨恨
• 恶意

Definition

Spite 指因为愤怒或怨恨而想惹恼、伤害或为难某人的情绪。它也可以指主要为了让别人难受而做出的行为。

Usage Notes (Chinese (Simplified))

这个词最常见于短语 'out of spite'，表示“出于怨恨/恶意”而做某事，如 'He did it out of spite'。它带有很强的负面色彩，在较正式或较书面的表达中更常见，不要和 'despite' 混淆。

Examples

She said those mean words out of spite.

她说那些刻薄的话是出于**怨恨**。

He broke the toy in spite.

他怀着**恶意**把玩具弄坏了。

I think she stayed silent out of spite.

我觉得她保持沉默是出于**怨恨**。

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

他发那条评论只是出于**怨恨**，并不是真的那么想。

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

我们别因为**怨恨**做决定，免得以后后悔。

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

她笑着说自己没事，但那背后明显带着真正的**恶意**。