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词汇 antipathy
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Definition of antipathy in English:

antipathy

nounPlural antipathiesanˈtɪpəθiænˈtipəθi
mass noun
  • A deep-seated feeling of aversion.

    根深蒂固的反感,厌恶

    his fundamental antipathy to capitalism

    他对资本主义根深蒂固的强烈反感。

    Example sentencesExamples
    • Still, there is plenty of blame on both sides of the Atlantic for this display of mutual antipathy.
    • That is not to say he has any antipathy towards Coulthard.
    • The only person I know who could afford to live in Japan for a stint returned home with an acute allergy and antipathy to fish.
    • The wee Glasgow derby may lack the sectarian undertones of the big one, but it lacks none of the mutual antipathy.
    • There were many strands of antipathy in his life, among which a dislike for children seems to have been a constant.
    • And the level of antipathy towards the president's visit shocked some.
    • This affects my entire perception of the city, filling me with disquiet, antipathy and even a certain revulsion.
    • So Davis will begin his second term under clouds of apathy, if not antipathy.
    • Might it not, however, be more accurate to call it antipathy?
    • Whatever the accuracy of those perceptions, the mutual antipathy is unspoken, but pervasive.
    • Despite her antipathy towards MacKenzie, she may well have picked up pointers from him about how to manage journalists.
    • As is customary, much was made of the mutual antipathy between the two fighters in the run-up to the contest.
    • In my view, his condition will persist while he remains in conflict with the Force as his antipathy is now so deep-seated and consuming.
    • This should go down in the annals of history, as I've never enjoyed doing a job before, managing at best antipathy.
    • The Premiership clubs have never disguised their antipathy to the principle of one up, one down.
    • This was unusual, given conventional medicine's antipathy towards anything considered wacky or unprovable.
    • Mr Fowler's antipathy can be traced to his father, who fought in the First World War and was less than impressed by the French war leaders.
    • Webber got pregnant, although by the time the baby was born her antipathy towards him was so great she refused to put his name on the birth certificate.
    • Despite my antipathy to regular cleaning, I love intensive organizing and cleaning sessions.
    • This antipathy towards fiction is a little difficult to understand.
    Synonyms
    hostility, antagonism, animosity, aversion, animus, opposition, enmity, dislike, distaste, ill will, ill feeling, hatred, hate, abhorrence, loathing, repugnance, odium
    grudge
    informal allergy
    archaic disrelish

Derivatives

  • antipathic

  • adjectiveˌantɪˈpaθɪk
    • I will oppose all people whose ideals are violently antipathic to mine.
      Example sentencesExamples
      • In early 20th Century nationalist politics, what was of greater concern was that a pre-occupation with caste reform would retard nationalist mobilisation and not that caste might be antipathic to nationalism.
      • The character of Michael Moran is at the same time antipathic and yet awakening pity.
      • Rather than wrap herself up in the mystique of the antipathic artist, Polly admits she's trapped in a self-defeating cycle of suffering followed by songwriting purgation.
      • He is understandably gynephobic, with an aversion for young women powered by an antipathic neurological response.

Origin

Late 16th century (in the sense 'opposition of feeling, nature, or disposition'): from French antipathie, or via Latin from Greek antipatheia, from antipathēs 'opposed in feeling', from anti 'against' + pathos 'feeling'.

Definition of antipathy in US English:

antipathy

nounanˈtēpəTHēænˈtipəθi
  • A deep-seated feeling of dislike; aversion.

    根深蒂固的反感,厌恶

    his fundamental antipathy to capitalism

    他对资本主义根深蒂固的强烈反感。

    a thinly disguised mutual antipathy
    Example sentencesExamples
    • Whatever the accuracy of those perceptions, the mutual antipathy is unspoken, but pervasive.
    • There were many strands of antipathy in his life, among which a dislike for children seems to have been a constant.
    • The wee Glasgow derby may lack the sectarian undertones of the big one, but it lacks none of the mutual antipathy.
    • This should go down in the annals of history, as I've never enjoyed doing a job before, managing at best antipathy.
    • Still, there is plenty of blame on both sides of the Atlantic for this display of mutual antipathy.
    • This affects my entire perception of the city, filling me with disquiet, antipathy and even a certain revulsion.
    • Might it not, however, be more accurate to call it antipathy?
    • In my view, his condition will persist while he remains in conflict with the Force as his antipathy is now so deep-seated and consuming.
    • So Davis will begin his second term under clouds of apathy, if not antipathy.
    • That is not to say he has any antipathy towards Coulthard.
    • Despite her antipathy towards MacKenzie, she may well have picked up pointers from him about how to manage journalists.
    • The only person I know who could afford to live in Japan for a stint returned home with an acute allergy and antipathy to fish.
    • Webber got pregnant, although by the time the baby was born her antipathy towards him was so great she refused to put his name on the birth certificate.
    • This antipathy towards fiction is a little difficult to understand.
    • And the level of antipathy towards the president's visit shocked some.
    • The Premiership clubs have never disguised their antipathy to the principle of one up, one down.
    • Despite my antipathy to regular cleaning, I love intensive organizing and cleaning sessions.
    • Mr Fowler's antipathy can be traced to his father, who fought in the First World War and was less than impressed by the French war leaders.
    • This was unusual, given conventional medicine's antipathy towards anything considered wacky or unprovable.
    • As is customary, much was made of the mutual antipathy between the two fighters in the run-up to the contest.
    Synonyms
    hostility, antagonism, animosity, aversion, animus, opposition, enmity, dislike, distaste, ill will, ill feeling, hatred, hate, abhorrence, loathing, repugnance, odium

Origin

Late 16th century (in the sense ‘opposition of feeling, nature, or disposition’): from French antipathie, or via Latin from Greek antipatheia, from antipathēs ‘opposed in feeling’, from anti ‘against’ + pathos ‘feeling’.

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