spite

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音标发音

英式音标 [spaɪt]
美式音标 [spaɪt]
国际音标 [spait]
英式发音
美式发音

基本解释

n.恶意；怨恨
v.刁难；惹怒；冒犯

词根记忆

spi(看作spy，间谍) + te→人们普遍对间谍怀有怨恨→恶意，怨恨
spi(看作spy，间谍) + te→人们普遍对间谍怀有怨恨、恶意→怨恨
向其吐唾沫(spit)，以示怨恨(spite)

同根派生

adj性质的同根词
spiteful：怀恨的，恶意的。
adv性质的同根词
spitefully：怀恨地；怀有恶意地。
n性质的同根词
spitefulness：怀恨在心；充满恶意。

spite相关词

英汉例句

用作名词 (n.)

The boy has a spite against me.
这个男孩对我有恶意。

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词组短语

用作名词 (n.)

动词+～

bear sb a spite 对某人怀恨在心

形容词+～

petty spite 卑劣的恶意

介词+～

do sth from spite 出于恶意做…
in spite of 尽管；不管，不顾

短语

Spite Fire 弹药师
Spite Up 能量放出
spite behavior 有碍适应的行为
Spite Illness 带病

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英英字典

剑桥英英字典

(DESPITE) (used before one fact that makes another fact surprising) despite
(HURT) a feeling of anger towards another person that makes someone want to annoy, upset, or hurt them, especially in a small way
to intentionally annoy, upset, or hurt someone

柯林斯英英字典

You use in spite of to introduce a fact which makes the rest of the statement you are making seem surprising.
If you do something in spite of yourself, you do it although you did not really intend to or expect to.
If you do something cruel out of spite, you do it because you want to hurt or upset someone.
If you do something cruel to spite someone, you do it in order to hurt or upset them.