spite

spite

英 [spaɪt]
　　美 [spaɪt]

n. 不顧；惡意；怨恨
　　vt. 刁難；使惱怒

中文詞源：

spite 惡意，怨恨

縮寫自 despite,怨恨，憎恨。

例句：

1. In spite of her hostility, she was attracted to him.
盡管自己心存敵意，她還是為他所吸引。

2. The blunt comment made Richard laugh in spite of himself.
這番率直的話讓理查德不由自主地大笑起來。

3. I wouldn't trust them in spite of all their la-di-da manners.
盡管他們處處顯得很高雅的樣子，我還是不相信他們。

4. In spite of his illness, he clung tenaciously to his job.
盡管有病在身，他仍頑強地堅持工作。

5. I refused her a divorce, out of spite I suppose.
我拒絕和她離婚，就是為瞭出口惡氣。