rancour
noun /ˈræŋkə(r)/
/ˈræŋkər/
(North American English rancor)
[uncountable] (formal)- feelings of hate and a desire to hurt other people, especially because you think that somebody has done something unfair to you
synonym bitterness怨恨;怨毒 - There was rancour in his voice.
他的声音充满敌意。 - They divorced with remarkably little rancour.
他们离婚时几乎没有敌意。 - without rancour She learned to accept criticism without rancour.
她学会了坦然接受批评而不怀恨在心。
词源Middle English: via Old French from late Latin rancor ‘rankness’ (in the Vulgate ‘bitter grudge’), related to Latin rancidus ‘stinking’. - There was rancour in his voice.