hostility
英 [hɒˈstɪləti] 美 [hɑˈstɪləti]

n.

敌意，敌对状态；战争行动；愤怒反对，愤怒反抗；

变形

复数：hostilities

双语释义

n.(名词)

1. [U]敌意，敌对状态 a state of extreme unfriendliness;enmity
2. [P]战争行动，战斗 acts of fighting in war

英英释义

hostility[ hɔ'stiləti ]

• n.
  • a hostile (very unfriendly) disposition

    "he could not conceal his hostility"

    同义词：ill will

  • a state of deep-seated ill-will

    同义词：enmityantagonism

  • the feeling of a hostile person

    "he could no longer contain his hostility"

    同义词：enmityill will

  • violent action that is hostile and usually unprovoked

    同义词：aggression

同近义词辨析

hospitality, hostility

这是一组形近易混词。

hospitalityn.热情招待，殷勤好客。

We enjoyed the hospitality of friends at their country home.朋友们在乡下的居所热情地招待了我们，使我们过得很愉快。

hostilityn.来自与形容词hostile(不友善的，敌对的)，敌意，对抗。

You can feel the hostility coming from that man.你可以感觉到那个人的敌意。

双语例句

用作名词(n.)

1. I feel no hostility towards anyone.
   我对任何人均无敌意。
2. There is open hostility between the two leaders.
   两位领导人表现出公开的敌意。
3. We should turn hostility into friendship.
   我们应该化干戈为玉帛。
4. Gay men and lesbians say there is less overt hostility than in the west and certainly less physical harassment.
   男女同性恋者表示，在中国绝少存在西方那种公开的敌意，也的确少有肉体上的骚扰。

权威例句

Hostility in Takeovers: In the Eyes of the Beholder?
Proposed hostility and Pharisaic-virtue scales for the MMPI.
Hostility, CHD incidence, and total mortality: a 25-year follow-up study of 255 physicians.
The Cook-Medley Hostility scale: Item content and ability to predict survival.
An Inventory for Assessing Diferent Kinds of Hostility
An inventory for assessing different kinds of hostility.
Meta-analytic review of research on hostility and physical health.
The Association of Anger and Hostility With Future Coronary Heart Disease : A Meta-Analytic Review of Prospective Evidence
The effects of violent video game habits on adolescent hostility, aggressive behaviors, and school performance
International corporate entrepreneurship and firm performance : The moderating effect of international environmental hostility